Post by account_disabled on Mar 12, 2024 0:18:36 GMT -5
There is practically nothing I can do about my innate naivety, although a long career in journalism is a good remedy against gullibility. Not that I have become completely distrustful of others, but I no longer buy just any wine for just anyone. Now that I have become an entrepreneur, I have stumbled several times in my trust in humanity. Is it naivety, overconfidence or just bad business? Or perhaps a combination of all three? In any case, in 11 months as an entrepreneur, I have already registered as naive one and a half times. Illegal practices The first time was my fault. From the first contact with the person in question, there was something strange.
In fact her first comment was that she thought I had a nice head. I'm not insecure about myself, but I know you don't say that when you see my head for the first time. In fact, I should have hung up the phone at the time, but I decided to give it a chance. She liked the Czech Republic Mobile Number List first two messages. And so do I, actually. We agreed on a price in advance and that price was certainly not wrong. After the first two texts, she came to ask me if I wanted to write about illegal substances. According to the client, these substances were not illegal at all, but rather a gray area. I didn't get into this discussion, because I immediately understood that I didn't have the appetite for this type of practice. This didn't go well. Suddenly, the previous texts were no longer good and they didn't pay me for them either.
After some insistence, I decided to leave things as they were. It was a small amount and it would only cost me a lot of time and hassle to pay the invoice. A wise lesson, one might think. The donkey and the stone Now this is a much larger amount. These texts, on completely legal practices, were finalized and sent for approval after initial feedback. And now everything has been calm for a good week. It could be, perhaps due to an unexpected vacation or a coronavirus infection, but that worries me a little. Despite the fact that the outcome of this means is not yet known, I decided to start working with partial payments in advance on large jobs. I like writing, but working 20 hours for nothing is not a pleasant idea. Even though it might still work. Translated and Adapted by: Julia Mainardi – Freelancer at Would you like to receive new jobs in your sector daily? So, sign up for free here.
In fact her first comment was that she thought I had a nice head. I'm not insecure about myself, but I know you don't say that when you see my head for the first time. In fact, I should have hung up the phone at the time, but I decided to give it a chance. She liked the Czech Republic Mobile Number List first two messages. And so do I, actually. We agreed on a price in advance and that price was certainly not wrong. After the first two texts, she came to ask me if I wanted to write about illegal substances. According to the client, these substances were not illegal at all, but rather a gray area. I didn't get into this discussion, because I immediately understood that I didn't have the appetite for this type of practice. This didn't go well. Suddenly, the previous texts were no longer good and they didn't pay me for them either.
After some insistence, I decided to leave things as they were. It was a small amount and it would only cost me a lot of time and hassle to pay the invoice. A wise lesson, one might think. The donkey and the stone Now this is a much larger amount. These texts, on completely legal practices, were finalized and sent for approval after initial feedback. And now everything has been calm for a good week. It could be, perhaps due to an unexpected vacation or a coronavirus infection, but that worries me a little. Despite the fact that the outcome of this means is not yet known, I decided to start working with partial payments in advance on large jobs. I like writing, but working 20 hours for nothing is not a pleasant idea. Even though it might still work. Translated and Adapted by: Julia Mainardi – Freelancer at Would you like to receive new jobs in your sector daily? So, sign up for free here.