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Read Snowbody Else Had A Problem

Bossman: "Look, I know you, and know that you don't cause problems. But the customer has filed an official complaint against us, and you specifically, and I'm trying to figure out what happened."
Me: "What...

Read Not Working, Means Working As Intended

Coworker: "I thought so. They're reporting a bug."
Me: "Bug?"
Coworker: "They're saying that we misinterpreted "no field being mandatory for admin accounts" and some fields are man...

Read When They’re The Creep Part Of Scope Creep

Me: "Hi, sorry to bother you with this, but I'm still waiting on the payment for the UI design I did."
CEO: "Oh! Sorry, we won't be paying for that. Didn't anyone tell you?"

Read Engineering Some Consequences

I work as an engineer. I do some consulting on the side, but typically only for people I know and as a favor. A good friend asked me to help his in-laws, who were doing some fairly massive renovations/addi...

Read Risky Business Model

Me: "Okay, once we get a 50% deposit, we'll start on it."
Client: "No, I don't want to pay a deposit. I want to see the completed work before I decide to pay. I'm not paying a deposit for work you haven't done yet."

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