Part Three – 2 days until Christmas
It’s been a hard few months. My work is very personal to me but I’ve had to adjust how I handle my clients. I took two past clients back on and the projects went horribly! They provided a design, I made the website exactly to the spec it was perfect and they were still unhappy.
The one this past week threatened me constantly during the project and was disrespectful and then refused to pay me. So I deleted her website. Lol. She’s PISSED. It doesn’t matter though because she signed a contract that states I own the developed website until it’s paid for in full.
I constantly struggle with this because I’m angry that I do my best and provide awesome websites for my clients and they crap on you. So I tend to get a little petty sometimes and spend a few extra minutes destroying them. Should I do that? No probably not, but I’m so sick of being taken advantage of! I was in a relationship like that for years and I thought it was over.
I gave her one last chance today even though she’s still threatening me. I’ll gladly send her website if she pays the bill and we will never speak again. My boundary is set now, though, I will not respond again and there are no harsh words or feelings, it’s just business.
The positive point is that I almost made it to my sales goal this year WITH these stupid people trying to bring me down. I have to focus on the positive because the constant negative just destroys me. It kills my mood, it makes me want to drink again. Changing my mindset towards things has got to be one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Each and every experience that we endure prepares us for the next time to handle things better. It teaches us how NOT to do things next time and maybe avoid the trouble.
What’s a challenge that you’ve had at work lately? How did you handle it? Did you find a resolution?
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