Had a plumber come out and replace a water heater in my apartment building. The first time I spoke with them they were very friendly and kind, and gave an accurate estimate of when water would be available again.
Later in the day, I went out onto my steps to do some chores, and found my gardening supplies moved, tools scattered on my steps, and access to my storage closet blocked off by a 10ft pipe suddenly jutting out of the wall. My compost/worm home had it's cover removed, and was directly beneath the work (drilling holes into the building). It was now filled with paint and wood debris (from an old building likely containing lead).
I waited for the worker to return. They spent a minute in eye line very friendly chatting with a passing dog walker. When I tried to ask for an estimate of when the work would be done, I was cut off before I could even get to the question. The plumber became hostile. A 5 second flip from friendly dog chatting to being hostile to me. When I expressed that it bothered me that I hadn't been notified of the work, and that my things had been moved without consultation (when they knew I was home), I was met with aggressive condensation. Their manner and body language was, quite frankly, frightening. I was not comfortable in my home, and as they had taken over my stairs, felt I couldn't leave it.
I later heard them in the basement on the phone with the head office speaking about the tenants. The plumber repeatedly exlaimed They're scammers! They're just scamming! They're scammers! Which was bewildering (what is the scam?) and offensive.
I believed they knocked twice afterwords, but I did not answer as the event and the overheard phone conversation left me very uncomfortable. Their name was Matt.
I do not know what caused this sudden switch from friendly to hostile. I emailed the office, but received no reply. Not looking for anything, save acknowledgment that this behavior was unacceptable.
The work left a hole drilled in the wrong place a jagged eyesore, leading to a second hole with the pipe. I do have hot water though which I guess is the goal, but that behavior was not really worth it.
It took them several visits to figure out how to replace the water heater, but I believe that was a little more due to poor management from Portland General Contracting, which is a more frightening tale.