I have the bad luck to deal with clients who want to phonecall me. "It's quicker", they say.

I hate that, Im not asking them to use Trello, but at least write an email...

Its clear they didn't work seriously in their lifes.

I usually switch off the phone all day.

Having no trolls feels weird

sorry about this, Feedback does not allow images. little bug I really don't know how but happens sometimes... sound like dumb client, see screenshot . Padding for filter without filter. iphone 5c

Any OSX users like me who never got to make Docker work on their machines?

Client never will install the text editor I want even if I send the link to him s hunded times, and will always answer me he can't open the yml file I'm sending.

When I started working as designer my boss at that time liked to invite people to remote control me, sit or stand behind my neck to explain their will and tell me to do this, "can we try this?", "can it be changed to another color?", "is it possible to move logo to the left?" and all that m*f*cking shit.

It didn't take long before I decided that I wouldnt accept that anymore.

They come with that energy, that illusion of power to play god with your fast mouse...

The first solution was to stand up with them around the chair and tell them I would take notes, then do the changes and mail them. That worked but sometimes it didn't feel right for the boss who got mad and tried to handle the mouse like trying to pretend she was going to do it...

In case the visit was by surprise I used this method, not sitting in worst position. Just recover dignity standing to their commaning stance.

The best and what became the real solution was printing things we needed, receive and guide clients to a meeting room where we would discuss things and take notes on the papers.

Looking at a picture of a bulding in designers computer. Two clients and the boss around him.

Boss: "Could you rotate the building so we can see what is behind?"
...

Some clients used to give my boss their texts in a printed paper, instead of sending the file...

Agency hires me to convert a 4 column + sidebar + pattern backgrounds email to responsive, for a big client, I make a redesign, simplifying it (less columns, flat...) to avoid issues, client insists, exactly the same design is needed.

I tell him its almost impossible but I will try, and try, and try, many times, but on their old Outlook, some email parts are not aligned (just that), try, and try, many hours, many days beyond budget... all the times since first explaining that perfection is not possible with all possible email clients, and like 7% is using outlook... At that point, and before, email was so well.

Finally I put an end to this, tell them to pay and leave me alone, as they didn't take my advises and warnings serious, not my fault.

This story is nothing until the discovery I made today: the agency had signed a contract with the client, a bank, in that contract there was the obligation to replicate exactly the same design and should be perfect in all email clients...

- Hey, good morning. Can I see any progress you've done? - Asked boss.
- Hello, it's monday morning, briefing arrived friday - PM answered.

- The webpage is wrong-
My worst fears come to me.
- How is that? -
- Texts are not justified -

When client calls you next day of his website launching public to complain about his site not showing on Google results.

- The PDF you are sending is wrong - said the boss.
- Why? -
- Client says that it is not complete. -
I check the pdf, nothing missing.
- I don't understand -
- The client only sees a part of it, this corner -
- Client should zoom out pdf reader -

I didn't know "rant" meaning... was posting random jokes about development.

like a drug

10 PRINT "I will allways miss Basic"
20 END

Not for kids.

How nice would be the edit rant feature

Guthub offline for mantainance... creepy.

I really should work on that project to finish it on time... lets work some hours on this side project!