Re: [cobalt-users] ETRN

["UpTown Sales Staff" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just had the same conversation... same result :) Looks like we both eat!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Jacobs" <andy.jacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] ETRN


>
>
> > > On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Andy Jacobs wrote:
> > >
> > > > was doing some work on the web site????  The client is using this as
> an
> > > > excuse; they have always been bad payers.  I have a quote with them
> for
> > > > about #1000 at the moment but I'm seriously considering getting my
> money
> > up
> > > > to date and then telling them I don't want to work with them any
more.
> > >
> > > Sadly, there are some folks who will Always find an Excuse not to pay
on
> > > time, or not to pay at all.  If you total up the time you waste with
> them,
> > > and use your billable rate as a bench mark...you might find it's
cheaper
> > > to have them go somewhere else.
> >
> > Well, the rocket's just gone up on that one.  Payment by midday tomorrow
> or
> > the site gets suspended.  This will cost them (conservatively) 10 times
> what
> > they owe me if the site is down JUST for the weekend.
> >
> > <manic laughter> THE POWER! <manic laughter>
>
> Woo hoo!  Guess who's picking up a cheque tomorrow?
>
> This is the first time I've ever played this game to get money.  Usually I
> would have gone (more) overdrawn/put more on my plastic/not eaten for
weeks
> while I waited for them to grace me with a cheque.  The guy just phoned me
> and he was spitting feathers.  I just said "Look, this isn't affecting the
> bottom line of some multi-national, this is affecting *me personally*".
> Voila!
>
> Andy
>
>
>
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