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Hot take: worst client day was actually last Tuesday in Austin
Had a client call me at 7am screaming about a deadline I never agreed to. Then another client sent 47 revision requests for a single logo. By 3pm I was sitting in my car eating stale crackers from a gas station. Anyone else have one of those days where you just want to fire everyone?
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faithpatel3h ago
Oh man, that sounds rough. I read a study somewhere that said freelancers get like 60% of their stressful client calls before 9am, which is just ridiculous. Honestly, eating gas station crackers in your car is a whole mood though, I've been there with some sad vending machine snacks myself. Maybe next time just tell the client you're busy until noon and let them wait?
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the_rowan3h ago
Call it a rough day but calling it the worst client day ever feels dramatic, @faithpatel. That sounds like a standard Tuesday in any freelance gig. I've had clients demand revisions at 2am and then accuse me of ghosting them by 7am. You ate stale crackers in your car? I ate a gas station hot dog that I'm pretty sure was from last week.
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