Moral Dilemma #1
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- lyrek
Client is 60 days late on payment that I worked on w/ a friend. Since I brought the job to this friend, am I obligated to pay him, out of pocket, and wait for payment to arrive to pay me back?
- Mimio0
yes.
- Skylark0
absolutly.
- ********0
unfortunately, yep
- GreedoLives0
yeah, pony up and notify your client that you're going to start charging interest (1 1/2 %) if they don't pay up.
- lyrek0
Dang. I was afraid you'd say that. Its a bit chunk o' cash-money too.
argh.
- toastie0
there's always the good ol "I'll kill your children if you don't pay me" strategy.
- k770
if your friend is a good friend, he'll understand especially if he doesn't need the money.
if he needs the money and he's a good friend, take him over to your clients place and kick some client ass.
- Mimio0
Surefire way to get them to pay up. Go the their office and tell them you can't leave until your invoice is paid in full. Ask to speak with someone in accounts and tell them about the oversight. Usually they'll cut you a check right then, just to get you out of their hair.
- loop0
yes, you are obligated to pay.
unless your friend is a really kick ass friend and understands the situation and is ok with waiting. then, just buy him a lot of beer in the meantime.
- unknown0
if it's a friend, explain to him what's going on (which I'm sure you have) and hopefully he'll understand.
- Skylark0
I want my money now!
- riotmachine0
back in the dotcom days i had been running a project for a client that went well for the first 4 months of 10 month project. regular payments became- irregular. then non existant.
The client left the country to pursue his dream of - well - being rich and lazy.
i had to pay all the contractors/friends of mine out of pocket. my pockets were quite shallow and i had to give up every red cent i had.
ah - dotcom memories - some won, some lost. but in the end i came out with some integrity.
- lyrek0
yer right, riot. that's kinda what it comes down to.
it feels like, sometimes, to get ahead you're pressured to sacrifice ethics.
i'm cutting a check to my friend as we speak. thanks for the help, everyone.
- monkeyshine0
hhmm...when I need so subcontract out part of a project (especially if the client is small) I usually write something into my contract with the subcontractor that they get paid when I get paid, because I can't usually can't afford to do it out of pocket.
- lyrek0
yer telling me, monk. cash advances on credit cards will be the death of me.
but i think i'll be able to sleep easier tonight. and everyone seems to concur that that was the right thing to do.
perhaps that'd be a good idea, moving forward. thanks.