A client treats me like a tool - advice?
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- bjladams0
is he disrespecting you, or just asking for a straight answer?
- panacea0
"Fuck off" works.
- identity0
if you don't accept the money, they can't control you!
-Bill CunninghamI'd suggest you look at it as a job that affords you the freedom to do your own work? Or work for a client (non-profit, friend, etc.) that maybe can't pay you much but gives you more creative freedom. I struggled with this for a long time myself...
- chrisRG0
Some time ago I've been to an agency where the Producer were acting like that, after 4 days I quit.
The creative director said he was an asshole and didn't understand why was still at the agency.
- DRIFTMONKEY0
Photoshop subliminal dicks into all their shit.
- waterhouse0
Sounds like you ought to just take this, rectum be damned.
- moldero0
speak up man, dont take no shit. once is all some people need to continue being a cunt.
- < this is your best betdbloc
- < very true, you only need to remind them they can't talk to you like that once. Just once.Hombre_Lobo
- maybe twice, but never thrice!!Hombre_Lobo
- ideaist0
How's the $?
- Good, so ideally I want to continue working with themAdamWintle
- Then it looks like you've got a choice to make. Put up with the snark and get paid decently, or don't put up with it and walk.Continuity
- Kill it & bill it Adam... Move on to a client who KNOWS you're an asset and treats you thusly...ideaist
- ukit20
If they didn't hire you to give design feedback, why would you expect them to listen?
- They hired me to design and built the site, but someone's already made a startAdamWintle
- detritus0
Are you a designer?
- Yeah web designer and developerAdamWintle
- Ah, well there's your problem.detritus
- hahahahmcmillions
- LOL!MSL
- bingo!
monospaced
- Josev0
Look for new clients
- AdamWintle0
I'm freelance, but its an employee at the company I have to work with on the project, not the paying client itself
- Continuity0
Stop allowing yourself to be dis-respected. Walk away.
- bored2death0
I hope you talk better than you write.
- identity0
do you work for someone or is this a client of your own?
- prophetone0
disperse®
- AdamWintle
What do you do when clients disregard you as a tool rather than respect you more of an expect in your field? (and you have to work with them)
In reply to something which was I explained was badly designed: "Sure Adam, everybody wants to be a designer, can you just build this or not?"