There’s nothing like true client relationships. Yet one second you’re riding high from the hefty paychecks and the next second, poof. Gone. Nothing left but a polite email wishing you well but your services are no longer needed. The only thing we ask is why have you done so on thee? Here are the real reasons:
10. Convinced you were cheating with other clients.
9. Knows you’re a gold digger looking out for another with more money.
8. Seems to think you have some sort of time commitment issues.
7. Couldn’t afford you any longer.
6. Saw misspelling in portfolio. Instant deal-breaker.
5. Felt you weren’t giving enough (white) space.
4. Couldn’t get over finding out about those bad porno websites you made some years back.
3. “Sorry, you’re just not working out for me.”
2. Long lost freelancer suddenly came back into the picture.
1. You never called. EVER!
And while we're on the subject...
Jon Buscall
May 25th, 2010 at 8:18 amOr they saw how important your services were to the company and decided to hire an in-house staff memeber to do what you were doing for far less money. After all, the marjority of people are still looking for a regular paid gig without the hassle of being a business owner.
I’ve had this happen to me a few times. Just last week someone contacted me and asked if I could come in to train the full-time hire and share my skills with him.
I politely declined!
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May 25th, 2010 at 9:01 pmThreesomes never work out in the end Jon
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