Echeverria Brothers Electric

Julio Echeverria was hired through my Contractor to fix the electrical work from a prior contractor and have it meet code. Overall the work was done well and I love the under-cabinet lights; however, his guys were a bit brutal and damaged three of my cabinets, did poor quality caulking around the can lights in the living room and left the chandelier lights blinking every couple of seconds (this is still an issue but I do not want to call him to fix it because I cannot stand the idea of seeing him again). My biggest issue, however, was Mr. Echeverria’s unprofessional behavior and violation of my personal space.

For some reason, when I first met him he decided to greet me with a hug instead of a professional handshake. I found this to be very weird. Whenever he came to the house over the few weeks his employees worked at my house he wanted a hug, which made me very uncomfortable. As I needed him to finish the work at my house I put up with it. He started with his arms wrapped around my shoulders and as time went by, he progressively moved his hands down my back. The last full hug he gave me, his hands were just above my rear and he placed a light kiss on my bare shoulders. I wanted to vomit.

In addition to his frisky hands, I would work out every morning and would be wearing workout gear, which is the time he would stop by and he made multiple comments about my body, so much so that I started wearing huge sweatshirts in my house until I knew he wouldn’t be around. He even told me once about a dream he had of me. He would also text me with comments saying “let’s see when I can stop by to say hello to you” and after me avoiding him by hiding in the back and ignoring his texts that he “was here” (at my house), I “owe him two (hugs) for tomorrow (winky face)”.

By about this point I started making any excuse to not see him or be touched by him. He came by once when I didn’t expect him and came into the office at the back part of the house (where no work was being done) just so he could get his hug. I was uncomfortable, but again, I needed him to finish since he was the electrician registered on the permit and I still didn’t have it in me to be rude to him. Luckily I had my dog with me and was able to hold her between us so he could only give me a side hug. After this incident, I pretended to be on the phone every time I saw him so he would leave me alone. On one visit he knocked on my office door three times to get his hug but I was “on the phone” so he finally left.

The last time I saw him, I had come home and didn’t expect him but luckily my husband was home along with the contractor and a lot of other people. I gave him a quick polite wave and ran to the back of the house to my husband and stuck to him like glue until Mr. Echeverria left.

I am absolutely disgusted by his unprofessional behavior. I am a married woman, a fact that Mr. Echeverria was fully aware. Even if I wasn’t married, his behavior was unprofessional and unwanted.