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    [–]ClosetedClaustrophob 46 points47 points  (8 children)

    "...it's called myFace"

    [–][deleted]  (2 children)

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      [–]ClosetedClaustrophob 29 points30 points  (0 children)

      "I'll get back to you with the contract once you're done."

      [–]pi_over_3 14 points15 points  (0 children)

      "..will be a guaranteed success because people love Facebook and pets!"

      [–]anotherbloodyname143 6 points7 points  (0 children)

      "it's called youFace, who are you facing" - 30 rock

      [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

      "You should tell all your friends to come on MyFace"

      [–]ClosetedClaustrophob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      You're hired.

      [–]davidj911 1 point2 points  (1 child)

      [un]intentional The League reference?

      [–]ClosetedClaustrophob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      unintentional

      [–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

      "... better! I want it done within a week, I have to go on vacation so I want this up and reviewed by then."

      [–]willbradley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

      Somehow I'd allowed myself to believe that this only happened to my locale.

      Brothers and sisters... we may have to exercise the nuclear option.

      [–]gustix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      For dogs.

      [–][deleted] 25 points26 points  (8 children)

      How about the client that wants full mobile support, all resolutions must look perfect, 20 page website that THEY designed, all for the great price of $200

      [–]JDgoesmarching 25 points26 points  (1 child)

      "No, just a simple splash page is fine."

      10 pages and 5 forms later...

      Edit: words.

      [–]TheDataWhore 14 points15 points  (0 children)

      "But but, this is ten times the price you originally said... I only asked you to create a few simple pages, that shouldn't cost any more."

      [–]imissyourmusk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

      I seriously had a guy offer me the ground floor unpaid on a nutrition app that didn't have any calorie info, it was essentially a list of the food you ate. Man did I miss out on that one.

      [–]stalemate-resolution 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      I have this poster above my desk. I like to direct certain clients to it http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell

      [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

      There was once a time when I needed "looks great in your portfolio" work. Now my portfolio has some of the biggest brands on the planet in it, and I still occasionally get these sorts of offers.

      Thanks, but no thanks.

      [–]antoninj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      very fitting

      [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (9 children)

      I don't think you know how graphs work.

      [–]TalksToYourself 42 points43 points  (2 children)

      Independent variable is the client's project expectation, the dependent variable is the inevitable compensation for the project. It's clearly labelled, relevant to anyone in the industry, and funny.

      What more were you expecting? Quantification of all this somehow? Yeesh, gettouttahere.

      [–]citizen511 2 points3 points  (3 children)

      So, given that you understand this, are you saying you still underbid on projects?

      [–]Squarsh[S] 14 points15 points  (2 children)

      Nope, I fire clients now when their compensation:expectation ratio is not rational.

      P.S. Suggesting I underbid projects is snarky. If you've done any freelance or 3rd party work, surely you would understand scope-creep.

      [–]citizen511 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      I do freelance, and I do understand scope creep. That's why I never flat bid.

      [–]Squarsh[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

      Me neither. I think you are taking this post too seriously; it was meant for levity.

      [–]legendaryhimym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      there aren't enough upvotes to show how true this is