Joni, I totally agree with you that this was a lesson I needed to learn b/c
I let the scope get insanely out of control b/c everytime I said no, the
client just said, well, I have to have it, and I don't have anyone else to
do it, and it's too late in the game to get someone else, yada, yada, yada.
And I let that guilt get to me--like an idiot- until it just got to the
breaking point. Lesson learned.
Bill and Jon, I dumped the client. I will feel guilty about it for ever, but
the yelling and disrespectfulness just took it's toll, and the money just
wasn't worth it. If I ever grow a backbone, I'll look into freelancing
again--until then, my day job is enough design and development for me!
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Bill Suboski <wsuboski@yahoo.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> Hmmm...I was strung along for 3 - 4 weeks awaiting product descriptions,
> each week I was given another, "I'm sorry", and a new promise. At the end of
> that, I received hand-written notes which on examination were simply the
> text from existing brochures. The average American worker is phoning it in,
> at best...a month delay for nothing.
>
> Arguably this is my fault. I should have simply used the brochure text to
> start. The illusion that their mgrs would produce quality work if given a
> bit of time had less substance than fog.
>
> That said, scope creep is inevitable. Contracts can help, but there will
> always be creep.
>
> But how do you protect yourself from true penny-pincher, someone who has
> made a life of squeezing every time? Such a person who is looking for every
> petty angle, killing a project over pennies and therefore losing dollars?
> Sigh.
>
> I don't work for people who yell at me. That has no place in a professional
> environment. If someone does that to you, inform them it is unacceptable and
> leave. If they do it the next time, tell them if they continue you will
> leave forever. Then do.
>
> As long as we put up with such behavior it continues.
>
> Bill
>
> --- On Tue, 10/18/11, B Schwanke <schwankeb@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: B Schwanke <schwankeb@gmail.com>
> Subject: [web-design] how do you fire an abusive client?
> To: web-design@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 3:40 PM
>
>
>
>
> Maybe not for this thread, but how do you fire an abusive website
>
> design/development client? Especially if it's close to delivery date, and
> is
>
> it even ethical to just drop them? I feel like my stress levels are so high
>
> from being yelled at and being forced to make changes to the site structure
>
> this late in the game, that the money just isn't worth it anymore.
>
> I can't stand to think of letting anyone down, but I'm thinking I should
>
> man-up and dump the job.
>
> Has anyone had to deal with a similar issue?
>
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