A new office assistant so she had 5 interviews set up for today......2 called and cancelled, 1 called and said she was sick, 1 never called or showed up. She did one interview today and that gal didn't pan out.
WTF! I truly believe the vast majority wants a hand out 'cause they sure the hell don't want to work.
I was going to pay someone to paint the house this summer. The outcome was the same overall picture as your wife had.
Called 1/2 dozen painters to get an estimate. Two showed up drunk
(Not had a few drinks --- Very Drunk)
two more never called or showed up. The others showed up several weeks late.