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godot
9y

Working on photo contest site, no design, no specification. 2 weeks until deadline.

CEO: Deadline is one week earlier, and client wants to have video uploads and automatic facebook share too.
Me: We don't even have a contract and design to work with yet.
CEO: No worries, the contract will be signed by the time you finished the website.

Site done in 1 week, including weekend days and overtime. Production on client's server as asked by CEO.

3 weeks later...

Me: So van you pay the overtime I worked?
CEO: Sorry client not payed and says they don't like the end product. I can't afford to pay you overtime.

2 days later.
CEO: The online department is lossy so you have to work harder in the next month, we have 3 sites to be done.

Me: Do we have the contracts?
CEO: No worries...

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  • 3
    Favourite two words of all time: No worries.

    As if anything could go wrong ...
  • 4
    Honestly, just up and go. Unpaid overtime is unacceptable.
  • 5
    I could have saved you heartache if you posted the first part weeks ago. This was doomed from the start. Not your fault though. We call it a 'lesson learned'.
  • 4
    @Jumpshot44 yeah lesson learned for me and for the agency too. now I work for a much better company. :)
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