No more phone tag with the repair guy

The broken AC, the landlord who won't call back, three quotes for new chairs. Friday chases vendors, collects quotes and books the visit, so you stop spending your breaks on hold.

Tuesday, 12:40 pm

AC is dying again. Can you get someone out this week?

Friday

On it. I've asked three HVAC companies with good reviews near you. First two quotes: $180 and $210 for a diagnostic.

CoolAir can come Thursday at 7:30am, before you open. They fixed it last summer and the note says it was the capacitor. Book them?

Yes, perfect

Friday

Booked. I'll text Jess to let them in at 7:30, and I've let the landlord know as the lease asks.

Every owner knows the dance: call the repair company, leave a message, miss their call back while you're with a client, call back, get voicemail, repeat. Meanwhile the AC is still broken.

The errands that eat your breaks

None of it is hard. It's just constant, and it always happens while you're working.

What Friday does

You get your lunch break back

The AC still breaks. But fixing it goes from a week of phone tag to one text.