It is one thing for a client to tell me if he/she is in a pinch, and tries to work with me. It is quite another thing for a client to tell me I am going to do things his/her way - including deciding what my compensation is going to be (for). I do not accept mandates from others very well, it runs counter to my "work with" approach in business. From what you have told me he has either been burned before, or he is expecting you to co-invest in his business with none of the benefit. For 2 - 4 hours of work he has shown his colors as being a potential PITA. I would simply advise I do not think I can meet his needs. Period.
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [NF] Clients naming their own terms... > > > Everybody, > > I had a request from someone that wants 2-4 hours of VFP support in person > at his office. He's unwilling to work over the internet with me. > > I told him that I could do that, but since he is 2 hours away, each way, I > wanted a deposit from him to cover the 2 hours of time, the commute time, > and mileage. > > He's been arguing with me about how much my travel costs are, and wants to > pay me less money, wants to give me a check when I get there instead of > paying in advance via PayPal, etc. When it became apparent this > was going to > be a lot of grief, I canceled the appointment, made other plans > for the time > slot, and told him to find someone else to help him. > > I got back from a court status meeting, and lo and behold there's a PayPal > deposit in my account -- but it is for the amount he wanted to pay rather > than the amount I requested. > > Guys, please tell me that it is wise to refuse to work for this > guy. I just > smell a rat and I don't want to even deal with him. I'm of course > refunding > his deposit. > > Kristyne McDaniel > http://www.kristynemcdaniel.com/blog > http://www.militarydraftissues.com/ > http://www.mcstyles.com/ > > Whether you think you can, or you think you can't.... you are right. > -- Henry Ford > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
