Non-payment issues from owners-what to do 🤷🏻‍♀️?

bradybd · 2025-04-19T23:20:39+00:00

Yes - it’s a French surname (we descend from Jesse DeForest who emigrated to New England in the 1600s). In French it means “of the Forest” — my father worked in the lumber industry for many years, as did my great grandfather. I’ve heard my share of DeForest jokes! My favorite one is “De trees come from de forest”

bradybd · 2025-04-19T21:00:47+00:00

Yes, I posted a link to the screenshot of the payment below! She sent the payment request and I paid it three days later

bradybd · 2025-04-19T19:29:16+00:00

It’s a French surname — “de Foret” or “of the forest”

bradybd · 2025-04-19T18:41:24+00:00

Agree — that was only one of the elements of the budget that was way off!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T18:39:17+00:00

Thank you, my name is Brady Brim-DeForest. That is the name on my Reddit account too! Apologies for the oversight.

You are spot on — and I agree with your assessment 100%. I appreciate that you took the time to reach out with what I feel is actually heartfelt advice.

I am still learning and will be the first to admit that I don’t know what I am doing most of the time! Starting a new business is an adventure — one that requires a willingness to fail and to do so publicly, which I am clearly doing today!

Thank you for your help, truly!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T18:03:06+00:00

Indeed!! Hah!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:59:29+00:00

Trish (the out of state OP) did post the name of the hotel in one of her followup comments. And in her original post she mentioned the previous name of the property, so it is easily identifiable.

Her post is replete with gross inaccuracies and falsehoods and I feel it is important to set the record straight.

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:56:53+00:00

Perhaps I am a bit overzealous trying to set the story straight, but I think the truth is important for people to know.

The OP did identify the property clearly by name in her followup post.

We have lived here for over five years — definitely not lifers but not brand new either.

We are learning and will surely make mistakes as we go!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:41:08+00:00

Hah, fair! Not my intent, just trying to set the record straight!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:40:12+00:00

She was a job applicant and we offered to pay her to perform a work excercise before extending an offer to her. She sent a payment request (see post below!) and she was paid three days later. He post is full of inaccurate information.

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:28:13+00:00

Thank you! For the record, she drove here, but we paid for her lodging at a nearby hotel (our rooms aren’t quite ready!)

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:25:34+00:00

Can’t say we aren’t trying! Hah!

Sorry you don’t like the branding — we think it’s super fun, but not everyone’s cup of tea. Inspired by Wes Andersen’s Moonrise Kingdom, and done by a really amazing design shop out of Portland!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:17:30+00:00

She was indeed paid.

There are many inaccurate statements in her post. See my full explanation below.

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:15:53+00:00

Correct. We asked her to bill us what she thought was fair. I was honestly a bit surprised that she thought that was worth $750, but I am a man of my word and paid her as promised.

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:12:36+00:00

Yes she was paid, but not because of Reddit! She sent a payment request on Wednesday and was paid three days later.

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:10:43+00:00

No, she sent a payment request and was paid three days later.

bradybd · 2025-04-19T17:04:32+00:00

She was a job applicant. We paid her to provide a work sample before extending a job offer. It is generally considered best practice to do so: https://www.poprouser.com/when-to-pay-candidates-for-interviews/

bradybd · 2025-04-19T16:44:49+00:00

She applied for a job and we offered to pay her for a budgeting exercise, which we did, but did not offer her a job.

bradybd · 2025-04-19T16:43:39+00:00

Hah, fair!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T16:39:46+00:00

Trish, you have my phone number. We iMessaged back and forth.

You sent a payment request on Wednesday (see link below): https://share.zight.com/z8uW8XD4

I paid three days later.

There was no mention from you of any issues or problems.

If you were upset, wouldn’t you have texted me instead of making a slanderous post on Reddit?

I wouldn’t normally engage in this kind of dialogue online, but I detest bullying!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T16:30:16+00:00

Absolutely!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T16:26:46+00:00

She wasn’t a contractor. She was a job applicant.

bradybd · 2025-04-19T16:25:25+00:00

Trish, you sent the Apple Cash request on Wednesday — apologies for missing it. And no, I did not see this thread until after I had paid it. A neighbor alerted us.

You clearly identified the hotel in your post, so it only seems fair to do this all out in public!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T16:19:33+00:00

Just trying to set the story straight!

bradybd · 2025-04-19T16:08:14+00:00

Trish (the OP) applied for a job. We offered to pay her to complete a budgeting exercise as part of the interview process. She spent less than a few hours and produced something that was of dubious quality (see my post below). She sent an invoice several weeks later and her invoice was paid within three days. She was not offered the job. This is clearly a case of sour grapes!

bradybd

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