Services are Net 45, tangible goods are Net 0. That's basic.
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Vortex - Feb 18, 2016 4:12:43 pm PST #1211 of 1416
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NoiseDesign - Feb 18, 2016 5:33:27 pm PST #1212 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
That's pretty much my take, they were just being cranky about it. I get to define what my terms are for tangible goods.
Laura - Feb 18, 2016 5:36:47 pm PST #1213 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.
We are the same way. We can talk terms for labor, but not when we are laying out cash for equipment. We ain't the bank.
NoiseDesign - Feb 18, 2016 5:42:14 pm PST #1214 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
Thank you gang, this is the validation I needed. My client is sort of making it personal and saying, if we need to work with cash flow problems then lets address that and that he's done $1,000,000+ purchases on Net 60 in the past. My attitude is that's fine, but that's not me, and I get to define terms on tangible good. If he wants to deal with a company that will do Net 60 on that much equipment then he can go seek them out and see how expensive their bid is on the rest of the project, since I know their overhead will be much much higher than mine.
Sometimes I feel like I'm apologizing for being a small company, and I just shouldn't have to do that.
beekaytee - Feb 18, 2016 5:55:55 pm PST #1215 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
You really shouldn't.
I get quibbling stuff sometimes too. It's a pain in the ass, but I look at it from the perspective of 'nice try' and move on.
I wish people weren't the way they are, but eh. My thought is that it must suck to be them and I won't poke holes in my soul because they aren't better people.
And what you said about freeing people up to try their shenanigans elsewhere...I endorse that 100%. In my experience, that clears the way for better clients!
Liese S. - Feb 19, 2016 7:00:38 am PST #1216 of 1416
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, don't apologize. You're not asking for anything unreasonable at all.
I just finished one of my major tasks, and it was a huge relief, but also brings to light a lot of the things I need to get (and keep) more current on. I'm making progress from my backlog, but it just seems like so much sometimes. And this is with me being freed up to do the work by the SO picking up my slack in a different area. I know I'm not incompetent, but it's sometimes hard not to feel that way when I've gotten so far behind. And there's no one to blame but me! </Chris Stapleton>
beekaytee - Feb 19, 2016 8:23:26 am PST #1217 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
There is so much outreach I could be doing and am not. No body to blame but me, indeed!
It's not like I am NOT getting things done, but not nearly as much as I could.
Just saying that makes me want to take a nap.
Sigh.
NoiseDesign - Feb 19, 2016 2:49:03 pm PST #1218 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
The equipment total is now approaching $300,000. So totally not the bank on this.
Liese S. - Feb 19, 2016 2:58:59 pm PST #1219 of 1416
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, no.
beekaytee - Feb 19, 2016 7:23:44 pm PST #1220 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
Holy crap. Who on earth would think that it's okay to force another company play bank for them?
That is ridiculous.