Dear Jackhole,
What I asked for is still less than the President gets, and I did more work.
Pay up or else I sick The Bitches on you.
Ta, ever so,
Cashmere
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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Aims - Aug 17, 2006 9:10:11 am PDT #9104 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
SailAweigh - Aug 17, 2006 9:10:47 am PDT #9105 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Show him a side by side comparison with someone else who contracts out to do the same thing. He'll come running back with his tail between his legs.
§ ita § - Aug 17, 2006 9:11:12 am PDT #9106 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Was he specific? Is he bitching at your rate, or the number of hours?
Katerina Bee - Aug 17, 2006 9:12:15 am PDT #9107 of 10001
Herding cats for fun
Dear Job Guy,
Okay. Here's another figure, and it's twice as much as the first one. Happy now? Every time you annoy me the price goes up another 10%. Pay up NOW while you can still afford it.
Love and Kisses, the Bitches
Vortex - Aug 17, 2006 9:15:11 am PDT #9108 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Cash, send him back a perfectly nice email, saying that your invoice is in keeping with the salary standards of the industry and the area.
Did you ever discuss money?
Cashmere - Aug 17, 2006 9:19:24 am PDT #9109 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Was he specific? Is he bitching at your rate, or the number of hours?
He was bitching about the rate. The rate I quoted him was what I was making doing the EXACT same thing FIVE YEARS ago.
I sent him an email saying so, and that I tried to broach the contract issues with him at our last meeting. I quoted the rate to his assistant between our first and second meeting and she said he didn't have a problem with that.
I'll cut a few hours off of it, but I asked him to give me a reasonable counter offer for me to look at. I'll take a bit of a cut since he can't use what I gave him but my time is still valuable.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 17, 2006 9:21:07 am PDT #9110 of 10001
What is even happening?
Or...
Dear Asshat,
My rate as a contractor, I bill at a higher hourly rate than I would expect as an employee, because the tax issues are contracting are substantial.
My ass, kiss
Jessica - Aug 17, 2006 9:22:25 am PDT #9111 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I'll take a bit of a cut since he can't use what I gave him but my time is still valuable.
Oh hell no you won't. You're being paid for your time, period. Right now, he thinks he can get you to drop your rates by throwing a hissy fit. Don't let him.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 17, 2006 9:24:17 am PDT #9112 of 10001
What is even happening?
I'll cut a few hours off of it, but I asked him to give me a reasonable counter offer for me to look at. I'll take a bit of a cut since he can't use what I gave him but my time is still valuable.
If you quoted your rate to his assistant, and she said he was fine with it (chances are she knows what he pays contractors and/or employees when he pays contractors), it sounds to me like he's trying to weasel out of paying you a fair rate.
You did all that work, and they wouldn't give you the job, or even offer you a breaking in period, where you'd get to learn the job.
Atropa - Aug 17, 2006 9:24:38 am PDT #9113 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh hell no you won't. You're being paid for your time, period. Right now, he thinks he can get you to drop your rates by throwing a hissy fit. Don't let him.
nods
What Jessica said. Do NOT drop your rate.