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7y

Built the website. He took 2 weeks to test. Then asked me for changes. I took two weeks for changes. Someday during the second week I login (wordpress), I see the old version of the site, all my changes are gone.

I ask him,

Him: I had a customer who needed to see my site... So I reverted to the old version. I had a backup.

For fuck sakes! 1st of all, if he is a customer he doesn't need to see your marketing site anymore give him a flyer idiot.

Then, for fuck sakes: Give me a fuckin call so I back up your site. Idiot.

Why you didn't fuckin back up my fuckin version.

I stopped working and passed him to a more patient, more wordpress guy.

Just idiot.

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  • 7
    7y
    I don't want to live on this planet anymore!!
  • 16
    7y
    What an idiot.

    But what about git and daily db backups?
    ... Then again, a client like that probably isn't paying enough for those. So. Yeah, his loss.
  • 0
    7y
    @Ashkin not paying enough. And he wanted mento work live (live server) he can test...

    It was a shared hosting, so no ssh, So no git. No backup because the back would have run after the second week I think. I forgot the details there (old story)

    I waisted my time.
  • 16
    7y
    @thedev No git?
    I don't understand.

    I use git for throwaway projects that never leave my machine. (Honestly, it makes my work easier.)

    But for a client project? Absolutely in git. No question.
  • 4
    7y
    @Ashkin I couldn't work in local. I was working on the live server straight.

    Because Mr Client wanted it that way.

    It was a wordpress website.
  • 7
    7y
    Personal gitlab server?

    Whatever. You've fired the client as you should have.
  • 4
    7y
    I use git for everything, mostly to be able to diff working code with current code if something breaks. Private gitlab or even on the local machine.
  • 2
    7y
    @Ashkin yeah you are right. I should used git. I should have found a way.
  • -1
    7y
    As long as he paid all your hours, chill
  • 3
    7y
    I'm glad you posted this as a rant!
  • 2
    7y
    @jaaywags
    Agreed!

    Always best to get things off your chest. Especially when dealing with idiot clients. 😊
  • 1
    7y
    @jaaywags your rant opened my eyes
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