Do all the locals in Goa have zero work ethic?

Not trying to be hateful at all actually, this is more of an observation from me and my family visiting Goa every year to couple of years to get work done on some properties. NOBODY seems to like to work here though? EVERYONE wants to fleece you for 1000s of INR for absolutely no reason? 1. Asking dozens of cab drivers if they can take us? Yeah 3000 INR for a 30 min walk/5-10 min drive. 2. Asking carpenters/laboureres to get work done, they promise to come by 10 AM, and call and ask at 3PM if they should still come? 3. Ask 7-10 people that do their work, and literally only 1 of them seems to show up. Out of those, none of them ever seem responsible or dependable. How do others that actually live in Goa survive like this? How do you guys handle not having a vehicle at some inopportune moment? Getting a leak fixed? Cabinet door or front door resealed? It seems like everyone just makes the bare minimum and by 12 PM start off getting boozed out of their minds on Kingfishers? Where do y'all go to find folks that offer such handyman and other sources?