Aaron Silvers

If you recall, we had some mold problems in our upstairs bathroom a few months back, which I promptly addressed by removing the problem.

However, my solution was not quite complete. I left the job compliant with ISO 14001 standards on Health and Human Safety. But it was certainly not pretty to look at, and left the bathtub and shower completely unusable. The time I had budgeted for the project was way overblown. So like any good contractor, I’ve subcontracted the completion phase of the bathroom project.

After receiving several proposals from qualified contractors, the contract was awarded without any bias to my father. His bid consisted of a ridiculously low wage (by that, I mean no wage) and at great personal expense to him. He is supplying the bulk of the tools for the project, responsible for his transportation to and from Johnstown. And the lodging and meal services provided during his contractual obligation will be pretty craptacular, at best.

So here it is, 1pm, and still no work accomplished. He arrived at noon (supposedly). I was going to be leniant and give him a half-hour lunch for a half-day of work, but it seems that in my brief QA audit of his job performance, he has yet to even begin the work he’s subscribed to.

When I turn in my 90-page QA Audit, I’m afraid this will bode negatively towards his ISO 9001 certification. I haven’t seen a Statement of Objectives, a Statement of Work, a requirements document nor have I seen a schedule of deliverables, let alone a meeting request for an IPR (that’s an *Interstitial Performance Review*, kids). Heck, I don’t even have a checklist from him validating that his work will fall into all the HHS and environmental requirements laid out by ISO 14001.

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