Pardon me for the long review, but I promise it's worth the read. I'll start off by saying I feel…read morefor the moving crew. Two guys in their late 40's and mid 50's showed up in the morning. The first thing I was told is that they finished a move at 2 Am and were exhausted. I went and bought them sodas at their request and showed them the 3 total rooms I needed moved. I did this move with a buddy 2 years ago and was able to knock it out in about 4 hours. I hired movers due to having a fair amount of cleaning To do. I was quoted 6 hours max to complete the job, which was fairly expensive, but I thought was worth it for the sake of not having to do it myself
(weird that this is why people pay movers.. I know).
The movers worked very slow, which was understandable considering they had 4 hours of sleep. They asked not to work that day but were forced by their boss (Carlos) to take the job, and then told halfway through mine that they had another one to follow. It took about 3 hours to pack up a small van and depart to the new property. I stopped and got the boys lunch to help get their energy levels up.
At the new house, these guys were so exhausted that they were carrying one suitcase at a time in a hand while using the handrail on the stairs for support. I felt so bad that I pitched in and started to carry heavy items for them. They would deliberate at the truck for 5 minutes before picking up the next item to carry up. I found out that the older gentleman had thrown out his back the night before (again, Carlos is an asshole but we will get to that) and had a size-able gash in his hand. These guys kept taking break after break, taking long phone calls, to the point where I started getting annoyed (since we were being charged by the hour). I had to leave at the 6 hour mark to head to the old property to clean. When I left, the main mover said they had 30 minutes left Max and had me sign the paperwork. My girlfriend showed up to the house a few hours later with a few additional hours added (they charge 105 an hour) and my bill for a 1 bedroom, kitchen, and living room had cost me $1,000 dollars. I called the company to speak to a manager about possibility of negotiating the price (since I was thinking this would cost about 4-500 bucks) and was then introduced to the famous Carlos.
Now to Carlos. This "manager" is one of the most unprofessional people I have dealt with in recent years. I called to have a conversation about the thousand dollar charge and was immediately berated by this man over moving expectations. He first asked why I didn't have my buddies help move since I did it in 3 hours last time. I tried to explain that the whole purpose of hiring movers was to hire professionals who can get the job done efficiently. He did not seem to understand, proceeded to laugh at me and yell over me about how his movers take their time to do the job right( they damaged numerous things in a never lived in house). This mans behind the scenes motto is "since we are slow during Covid, go as slow as you possibly can to milk the customer as long as possible". When I asked him if nine hours was reasonable to move a bedroom, a living room, and a kitchen, his response was that his employees were not slaves... He actually accused me of being a slave driver, despite his employees telling me they have been forced to work 14 days in a row, over 12 hours a day, with no paid holidays and no overtime, telling them they can go find another job if they don't like it. He then accused me of being wasted because I annoyingly explained to him that being a manager requires you to, at the bare minimum, listen to a complaint without interjecting and yelling at the customer. This guy is an absolute joke. I told him fine, I'll eat the cost of the move and would send them a bill for the charges I have for damages to the property. He said he was coming over in the morning to check everything out, in which I replied his incompetent, immature, and rude self was not welcome near my property. His responses were antagonistic, and from what I have read, this is how he deals with literally every complaint customers have.
To summarize, the moving guys were very friendly, but as many have stated on these reviews, Carlos is slimy serpent who has no business running a company. This is the last time I will ever trust a recommendation, I will always be reading ahead on yelp to see what I'm getting into. I repeat, DO NOT hire this company if you want a move done efficiently and professionally.