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Originally Posted by RWood
Since I run my own business I get the fun duty of getting clients to pay. There are always a few otherwise good clients that just make you extract the money from them. I hate collections and I spent the whole day on this task.
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oh, wood, i feel your pain. quite litterally. i also hate collections and it drives me crazy to think how much of my time is spent "reminding" clients they still owe me money. i have one fairly regular client who is a master of delayed gratification, so to speak. they are the reason i have begun writing on all my bills "payable before this date". they are honest in the sense that there is no question they will eventually pay me...
but when ??? the worst is, aside from that, they are not a particularly "good" client ; they are difficult, demanding, rude, inconsiderate, and unreasonable. but they also hire me on regular basis, and i haven't quite yet gotten to the point where i can "fire" an obnoxious client (just waiting for that day, though...). of course, given all their diverse qualities, it's quite possible they will eventually "fire" me, and the problem will be solved, because from what i know of their past dealings they are also very unreliable and subject to 180° changes at a moment's notice.
(now that i think of it, they still owe me for some business cards i made recently. better "remind" them monday. blegh.)
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Originally Posted by slayda
Well I hate to tell you my troubles. I will have to go to work 17 more times.
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oh fine, twist the knife...
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Originally Posted by montsnmags
Have you ever noticed that sparrow doesn't have an avatar? I wonder if, during his Time of Blegh, he would like assistance in rectifying that situation?  |
what did you have in mind, marc ?
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I'm already retired! (and have been for...[fingers...toes...] 14 months)
It's dreamy! (when you get used to the idea, which might not be as easy as anticipated)
Cheers,
Marc
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more knife-twisting. y'all are just
cruel.