Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for October 03, 2020

Is “good money” really worth the aggravation?

Just start charging $25 a pop for all post-SOW revisions

Concussion.

Now and then teamwork is the only way.

Now he’s going to have to enter concussion protocol.

And I thought that Mr. Block was the headbanger.

Just get over the drama and collect the check. You have college tuition requirements to meet, there Adam.

It must be very interesting to be one of their neighbors

I can’t see how this is going to end well when the customer doesn’t really know what he wants.

A good spouse anticipates their partner’s needs….

Get a good running start and hurl myself at the wall

Going to hurl myself against the wall

‘Cause I’d rather feel bad than feel nothing at all

And it ain’t that pretty at all

Ain’t that pretty at all

Warren Zevon

So, I take it Adam has yet to figure out how to deal with ridiculous revision requests yet. Well, here ya go:“Dear Mr. Block,I appreciate you and wish to serve you to your complete satisfaction. Since your original project brief contained nothing about naked mole rats or the trapping of any animal for its hide, may I suggest that once we’ve worked out this article on best oil change practices, we start new ones on the topics not mentioned in your original brief? How does that sound? I believe I’ve delivered this project exactly according to your original requests. If not, please point out my error(s) and I will edit accordingly. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you.”

You just have to recognize when a client is trying to milk 5 projects out of 1.

I don’t get it. Adam has worked with Mr. Block before and knows exactly what to expect, and said that he gets paid very well for it. That must mean his time is paid for, even when he does revisions, which are expected. So what’s the problem?