Re: rant: clients

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

sheeeesh...what cajones! actually asking you to commit fraud on his behalf.


"Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Okitoki" <okyaysenturk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Crash, I just want to tell a little joke that might resemble your
>> situation.
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> I got one that wasn't a joke. I had two techs at a client's home and they
> were re-wiring the circuits in the back of the home that were damaged when
> he had the back patio remodeled to a closed in sun room and the circuits
> needed to be extended to cover the new perimeter. The wife set the
> appointment. I stopped by the job, while the techs were there. The husband
> and I talked for a bit and then he said, "by the way, I saw the service
> ticket on the counter and there is a hourly charge posted on the ticket."
> I
> said, yes, there will be a charge which will be figured on time and
> material. But this is a small job so it won't be too bad. He then said, "I
> want you to put it on someone elses bill." I thought he was joking and
> sort
> of laughed. He said, "I am not joking, you can put it on someone elses
> bill,
> they won't know." I looked at his wife who was obviously embarrassed. I
> told
> him, "I can't get away with it twice, this charge was from an earlier
> appointment," trying to make light of his request. He was serious and I
> finally asked the techs if they would work for free today to get my point
> across that things aren't free. I had to tell him that if he couldn't
> afford
> the service we will take a credit card so that he could make payments, but
> the charge was final. His wife intervened and said, "no we will pay the
> charge at the time of billing". I have to say I thought I had heard it all
> until this.
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