Little Rant
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Clients want fast results as made more possible by modern technologies but then they expect to go incommunicado themselves whenever they like (e.g. vacation) as if this were the 19th century.
Sort of " Please get this done ASAP because I am going to be captive on a pirate ship next week."
Something like that and more....
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Good, Fast and Cheap... pick any two.
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If I could just get paid for all the times I had to explain that pressing the render button does not just save a rendered image and it takes time to bake I'd be a lot better off, and another thing that strips my threads is the client making a tiny change in their mind which is a major problem on mine and them not understanding why I'm all knotted up and adjusting prices.
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Kris, Great pic! LOL
Pete, So true! "Can't you just..." "You just have to turn that off right?"
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Which forum member has this signature? Makes me laugh and reminds me of such a situation.
A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!
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@olishea said:
Which forum member has this signature? Makes me laugh and reminds me of such a situation.
A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!
So true.
How you explain that to the client can make or break the relationship though.
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@pbacot said:
Clients want fast results as made more possible by modern technologies but then they expect to go incommunicado themselves whenever they like (e.g. vacation) as if this were the 19th century.
Sort of " Please get this done ASAP because I am going to be captive on a pirate ship next week."
Something like that and more....But you can, and I have done - several times!
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Just to add to this rant. Why do I still feel bad turning down a potential new client; when: they expect 7 day turnaround on a huge hotel exterior set, try to beat me up on pricing, go incommunicado for 2 days while waiting to finalize contract definitions while trying to maintain the same deadline, etc. And then I respond to their email saying that it is a bad business practice to leave them hanging with a " I wish you and your company all of the best of luck " I had to rewrite that email like 5 times before I settled with a response that was kind.
Is it too early for a pint of Makers Mark?
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Never too early.
Yuop. Hear you. I am sipping the wine that a long time client just gave me--I think because he saw how distraught I was when I said OK to his desperate overnight request....Hell of a week. But as long as the work pays something,lucky to have it.
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