Never ever

By Lala - 08/12/2015 08:30 - United States - Denver

Today, a guy for whom I did a design job told me he would only be able to pay me in 3 weeks. I told him that it was OK, as long as I didn't have to follow him around to collect my money. "Don't worry, I know the feeling," he said, "I used to run an illegal business." FML
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ComoEsJuan 24

The mans word is his word, and he said "used" to. Two strong reasons to build a trusting partnership.

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themysteriousfox 18

I don't know if I'd trust that "in three weeks" crap...

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themysteriousfox 18

I don't know if I'd trust that "in three weeks" crap...

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fmljosh1015 20

He used to run an illegal business, not he does now....

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johncage 14

His past is a moot point; when someone offers to pay for something nearly a month late it doesn't inspire a whole lot of trust with me.

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jtfrisch 22

Was this business illegal because he didn't pay taxes or because he sold or did illegal things? He could have been a hired assassin. Anyways, **** no do not let him pay you in three weeks, go get some documentation proving you did work and make his ass sign it if he's gonna be a piece of shit and order a service he can't afford

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Adam_Power58 16

Probably wasn't the best idea to do the job before organising payment unless you knew him well in this case doesn't seem so , hopefully you get your money OP

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MidnaLink 33

When I took Graphic Design (gave up months later btw), there was a small saying that we learned; "**** you, pay me". Learn it well, Grasshopper.

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cheeeksss 29

Did you learn that from Childish Gambino?

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MidnaLink 33

No, this was an actual lesson we learned in a college class, not some rapper.

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S_Gnu 17

A formerly illegal business in Colorado? Not too hard to guess what it was; in fact I'm sure the answer was highly blunt.

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ThrottleJockey 35

He comes highly recommended as a budding entrepreneur.

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Xandrick 22

He probably had the hottest joint in the area to go to.

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tiger820 20

you aren't going to ever get that money!

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takeittoem 8

If by "in three weeks," you mean "three weeks after he originally said he'd pay," good luck ever getting that money...

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stayunlit 4

I don't see why his former business being illegal should make him any less credible? If he didn't mention his illegal business this probably wouldn't even have been an FML. I hate this notion of everyone involved in illegal matters (aside from the obvious few) are automatically mean and untrustworthy. You're always going to have dodgy, terrible people in any business/area, legal or not, but those people shouldn't represent an entire group. In my time, I've met more decent, trustworthy human beings who have gotten mixed up in the law than I have dodgy people. Sounds like this guy was just trying to be honest in an attempt to show you that he understands and relates to your situation. Way to judge a book by it's cover tbh

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