gates fixed?

The gate guy was here (he is a welder/metal guy and subcontractor to the general contractor hired for the job). When he (the gate guy) was installing the gates last fall, he was talking smack about how the gates would last 50 years, we'll NEVER have problems, my grandkids would use them, etc. Today, he was singing a different tune. He said the foundation was too small and that's why they are sagging and getting out of plumb.

WHAT? Ok, you had a crew here who jackhammered 2 foot square holes to put the posts in, why didn't you make them big enough? Why did you do a crappy job and why are you telling me about it.

Then, he tells me that the general contractor (and contractors in general) don't want to pay him enough to do the job because they want a commission so there is very little incentive to do the job right. Ugh. If there isn't enough profit in a job, either rebid it or don't take it. Don't do it poorly. And don't gripe about your private business with the contractor to me.

Seriously, I couldn't make this up.