Heat wave!! And everyone wants their aircon fixed/serviced...

Author: Liz Brock
Blog: Posting a job, Registered businesses

It's no surprise that a heat wave will spark an increase in jobs for airconditioning repairs and services, but this is ridiculous! With temperatures in Victoria of over 30 for the past 3 days, customers are scurrying to get prepared for the next sweltering day!

102 jobs have been posted over the past 3 days for air-conditioning repairs and services, and we hope our registered businesses can keep up with demand... In fact, we'd love to hear from some more companies who can take on more work, even though we're pretty sure that you're all really busy!

For our sweating customers, sit tight. If you've posted a job to be done 'Urgently', you might not get a response because of the demand. If you can wait a little longer, try posting your job for a longer period of time!

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