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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Today, as a graphic designer, I sent a “final” logo to a client after days of revisions. They replied that they loved it. Five minutes later I saw I'd left a hidden layer visible with a joke note that said “this version is the least ugly one.” I had to send a follow-up email claiming it was “an internal label that accidentally exported.” FML
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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friedpwnadge 25
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
Sue his ass right back for being a moron and wasting your time!
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dubby21 19
Sue his ass right back for being a moron and wasting your time!
Rented_eyebrows 18
#murica
FrozenMusic 26
Present the court with this information, s/he can't sue you for that.
friedpwnadge 25
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
Scaaaaaaaa.....
RichardPencil 32
That's a heavy-handed way to get a discount. Didn't you read "The Art of the Deal?"
elainebarish 8
Is your client Donald Trump?
Tripartita 45
The UK president elect?
xXDemonWolfXx 13
Why do you think trump would do something like this?
Smgreene 15
I was going to ask that as well.
Thwingedkitty 5
Because he has done that before
brooklyn0118 22
There will always be that person who will do anything to get everything for free.
cuz803 46
Working with idiotic people in the making
pinkwho 13
I do hope you had him sign a contract. A lesson my small web design business learned the hard way.
kirasant 19
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.
x1GATORFAN1x 0
What are some of your prices. Have a small business and was needing a website.
Starlightnight 0
Since he is prosecuting you I'm pretty sure he is the one who has to present the solid proof he didn't approve that design.
Rented_eyebrows 18
Good thing you took the money in advance...you just can't please some people!