Work: Today, a client says his new website design isn't what he expected...

By revenueempire - 09/12/2016 21:48

Today, a client says his new website design isn't what he expected at all and wants a full refund or else he will sue me in court. The design is exactly what he picked out when I presented the mock-ups. FML

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Same thing different taste

The client is always a pain in the tush.

By Anonymous - 14/03/2017 02:00

Today, a client wanted me to change the design I'd given him, again. I've been working with this client for a week now, giving him many designs throughout the week, and he rejected all of them. After all of the changes he wanted, he said that I should just use the first design I sent to him. FML

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By averagemom4days - 07/09/2016 02:45 - United States - Roosevelt

Today, I spent a ridiculous amount of time working and reworking a design for a client. Eight hours and many tears later, she sends an email saying, "Let's go with the first design. I liked that one the most." FML

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Nepo baby

By Anonymous - 15/03/2024 16:00 - United States

Today, after I took up a job to design a website for a company, I had everything done… but they went with someone else. Their boss's nephew made a site that looks like it was pulled from late '90s GeoCities site, and is full of spelling errors and broken links. They paid him $5000 for this. FML

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Freudian design

By Anonymous - 03/10/2024 15:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I hired a graphic artist to design a logo for my shop. I think the guy might be obsessed with sex, since his first design looked like a vagina up a tree, and when I asked him to redo it, the result looked like a pair of boobs. Either he’s in denial or he’s actively mocking me. FML

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Get on with it

By Anonymous - 04/03/2022 21:00 - Malaysia - Shah Alam

Today, my superior, who went to meet with client yesterday, told me I needed to prepare a detailed list of changes to enhance the design of a marketing video, and refused to tell me the client's feedback they received, then told me I should figure it out myself. It's the weekend, and they want it by Monday morning. FML

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By harrington61 - 19/05/2013 21:27 - United States - Midland

Today, the extremely uncooperative client whom I'm trying to defend in court sent me a letter in which he threatened to sue me, because charging him for my services supposedly violates his "constipational rights". FML

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Kinda sus

By JPlays - 13/09/2016 03:31 - United States - Henderson

Today, after days of working with a client on plans for a project, I received a message halfway through completion, saying the deal was off because my prices were "so low, it seems like a scam." FML

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By Anonymous - 02/12/2009 21:14 - United States

Today, my lawyer threatened to sue me because I can't afford his bill, which he sent to me after getting me out of a lawsuit. FML

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By A Henderson - 25/04/2012 20:50 - United States

Today, I had to explain to a potential client that I wouldn't represent him, because suing his neighbor for calling him a pansy would get us laughed out of court and likely get me disbarred. His response was to get violent and threaten to sue me for violating his civil rights. FML

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Close enough

By Anonymous - 02/10/2023 10:00

Today, my boyfriend got me the awning I wanted for my terrace. Only he ordered it in the wrong material and the wrong size, figuring that anything similar was close enough. Now he's annoyed that he spent so much money and that I want to send it back. FML

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friedpwnadge 25

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:21

He's just trying to get something for nothing. Tell him you will comply, with of course the elimination of all the work you did on the site and he'll back down faster than you can say"scam artist".

dubby21 19

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:10

Sue his ass right back for being a moron and wasting your time!

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dubby21 19

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:10

Sue his ass right back for being a moron and wasting your time!

Rented_eyebrows 18

Saturday 10 December 2016 6:26

#murica

FrozenMusic 26

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:11

Present the court with this information, s/he can't sue you for that.

friedpwnadge 25

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:21

He's just trying to get something for nothing. Tell him you will comply, with of course the elimination of all the work you did on the site and he'll back down faster than you can say"scam artist".

Rented_eyebrows 18

Saturday 10 December 2016 6:30

Scaaaaaaaa.....

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:23

That's a heavy-handed way to get a discount. Didn't you read "The Art of the Deal?"

elainebarish 8

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:24

Is your client Donald Trump?

Tripartita 44

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:28

The UK president elect?

xXDemonWolfXx 13

Saturday 10 December 2016 18:55

Why do you think trump would do something like this?

Smgreene 15

Saturday 10 December 2016 20:48

I was going to ask that as well.

Thwingedkitty 5

Monday 12 December 2016 22:33

Because he has done that before

brooklyn0118 22

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:47

There will always be that person who will do anything to get everything for free.

cuz803 44

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:53

Working with idiotic people in the making

pinkwho 13

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:57

I do hope you had him sign a contract. A lesson my small web design business learned the hard way.

kirasant 19

Saturday 10 December 2016 5:07

And sign the approved layouts. Sadly, you have to watch yourself with some people. Sounds like the client got buyers remorse and thinks they can bully themselves out of it.