Client of the Day
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- i_monk0
"Ok I can work with this if you can [list of changes to absolutely everything]."
- bainbridge0
Was freelancing for a client and they had me call like 15 different printers and then source paper on my own just because they were that cheap.
We ended up printing like 100 pieces of the booklet.
Should have known it was a bad deal.
- bainbridge0
One client writes "hope all is well" at the beginning or end of almost every email he sends.
Do you think he's worried about me? He's kind of a prick too.
- grafician0
Client: we have this instagram account, we don't like it anymore, we need a new visual direction, new branding
Designer: Sure, here you go, everything focused, fresh, consistent
Client: Great! thanks
A few moments later...
Client: but can you also add all this old junk we used to have and not like anymore but kinda still like
Bruh
6 fig budget too...
- ETM0
My designer just sent me a proposal at the twat doesn't get that I am too busy right now to go through it.
- cannada0
"Is there a way to prevent people from stealing my images?"
Client referring to the Tumblr I built for her.
- bklyndroobeki0
"Very often we wait several months to be paid, I pay consultants first of the next month. Direct deposit date is a 9 day wait, you may receive earlier or later depending on bank and payment method."
- detritus0
Without any hint or announcement from them, I've Just received a 16-bottle selection of nice ciders from a client whose website I cobbled back together after their WP front end was hacked.
i'd rather they just listened to my advice and got rid of the WP front-end (it's superfluous), but this'll do in the meantime,
- burnt0
"In addition can you let me know how much it would cost to create some images?"
- Wolfboy0
Client: “I would like to have our home page come up with some information in a hockey puck that flies around the screen. I’d like the user to have to chase the puck with a hockey stick for a cursor and whack it to let them in the site.”
Me: “I’m going to do everything in my power to talk you out of doing that.”
hahahah
- Projectile0
doing something to go onto the WWE homepage. They took 2 weeks to get back.. send back some really fucking awful shit and say "make it look like what we've provided"
Jesus fucking christ! I spend 2 days making something way better! and who the fuck are they to dictate to me what to design when we're paying?? but I know that if I try make something better then they'll just keep pushing back, so I'm fucked.
- sted0
The client owns/runs a not so bad travel agency, loves photography, and is a lawyer by profession.
The client learned how to take really nice photos for the site what we are running for a decade.
The client was pissed that people steal and use his photos without permission and he has to spend time with legal problems.
The client and us crafted a relationship for editorial images with a news outlet, what will help to protect his "IP".
The client is now asking me to think about how this could backfire in the future.
- pango0
Ok i'm a bit more calm now. Gonna go write an email to that client apologizing if I offended him in anyway (sarcastically). Then ask him what's he gonna do about it.
- dMullins0
Some of these posts are legit for sure, but the majority of them are a bit ridiculous. Do you people not like more money, or is it that you don't contract out the scope of work for this kind of shit?
- 4040
"needz moar pizazz!!"
- bainbridge0
Still remember an "internship" I did in school where the company used to cancel my day frequently the morning of (right when I was about to leave home), they never gave me much to do when I actually went in and then would tell me how "busy" they were when I asked if they had any work coming up I might be able to help with.
Never got anything out of it and am embarrassed I lasted as long as I did.
I think they have gone out of business because their site hasn't updated in quite some time. We haven't spoken since.
- Claymantis0
There is a client at my company that has insisted to make very bad design choices, thus making the site look shitty. But now he has actually learnt illustrator, and is sending me mock ups, in illustrator at 4000 px wide. He's very frustrated about why everything isn't looking perfect. He's such a control freak, a ram rod.
- bainbridge0
Was going to have a meeting with client last week, she cancelled morning of.
Today we were going to have a phone call, but she cancelled because a "meeting came up".
I hate clients.
- cannonball19780
When your client is one of your best friends, you get to send "Bitch betta have my money" to her in the memo section of the invoice.
- bjladams0
"we'll be looking to have the content to you friday afternoon before 5. we fly out at 6:30 and would like to see the layout before we leave - is that possible"
"no, sorry - i'll have it to you next week."
"what about saturday or sunday?"
"we avoid the office on the weekends, keeps the level of our mon-fri work up. if you have content to me by end of day friday, i'll have it to you by end of day tuesday, enjoy your flight."
"perfect!"