May 15, 2023
Male family member recommended McKenzie & Sons, Upper Marlboro MD, as he was satisfied with their work. He reached out to the company to pave the way for me. However, when the Senior Mr. McKenzie followed up to discuss my HVAC concerns, we went back and forth regarding my boundary that he wear a mask in my home (I was dismayed that the conversation was occurring over a facial mask). He disconnected from the call while I was still speaking. A technician called back while I was talking to my male relative explaining to him what just happened. He was puzzled because he had not experienced any concerns with the Senior McKenzie. I explained that female consumers are sometimes/oftentimes treated "differently" than their male counterparts. While on three-way with my relative and the technician, I had to ask what was "wrong" with the Senior McKenzie...why did he hang the phone up on me? The technician apologized. However, as the business owners, the Senior McKenzie nor his Son made any effort to do so. However, due to my family member's recommendation, I decided to conduct business with the company assuming that the Senior McKenzie had had an upsetting day. Business was completed (March 2023) but there was a lack of communication with the technician, where I needed to contact him twice for a follow up. There was a subsequent plan for an additional service, where I was unsure of the next steps to take regarding my HVAC concern. I asked questions concerning proposals emailed to my attention. However, I did not receive a response (even after emailing the technician to remind him that two or more days of waiting for a reply was excessive). I never received a response. At that point, I could no longer conduct any further business with the company... read more