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- DaveO2
Y3ah bR0 U shld T0T4lly K33p the money$!
We still talking about this?
- Rand7
pr2ard
- Rand6
what are you, fucking nuts?
- instrmntl2
coke and hookers! it'll be a great way to celebrate before going to jail.
- autoflavour1
send them the files again, called revision b..
if anyone asks, just say it was for that.
but yep, seriously, unless you are in the mood for getting a bad reputation, best be sending it back
that said, if it was 50k, i would be just moving state
- dbloc4
You should do the job twice, it's only fair.
- meffid0
Buy a $1 bag of sweets with it, and feel appropriately naughty / "fuck me the man" simultaneously.
- ETM1
If the checks they sent are true duplicates, meaning that they even reference the same invoice number, then just applying it to the other job outstanding will not match up in their accounting system at their end. You'll still get a call at month or year end and you'll still look bad.
Just frickin' call them/email them, tell them what happened and see what they want to do.
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- If they are an incorporated company, they'll have to have their year end done by a third party, and it will be found.ETM
- cannonball19780
Assume that it was for the other gig, thank them for the payment for that one too and ask when the remaining $500 will be delivered. Copy everyone on the email.
- orrinward0
Mark Zuckerburg!
- Projectile0
What I wouold do:
Send an email. but a long one. a very long one that involves them digging up old documents and looking for other emails or something. Basically ask as many questions as possible.
That way, you've done the right thing but you're increasing your chances of geting lucky thanks to their incompetence and/or laziness
- maikel0
this full of shit.
if they are in arrears send them an email confirming that you got the 2 checks (and thanking them for that) also telling that they still owe you an extra 500.
If they say it was a mistake and you want to keep the client, you will have to return it, no biggie, but maybe on their accounts it will be easier for them to say 'well we've fucked him for a few months, let's let him have this check, as we can starve him on the next project for 2 more months'
don't try to be more christian that the pope. i wouldn't go to a restaurant if i cannot pay the bill, but 'design' seems to be the largest exception where everybody think they can fuck you up and you work for them because you truly like them.
- arne2
they are testing your loyalty. old trick.
- brodster0
they must really love the work.. keep it!
- Miesfan0
Sends the file again and finished work.
- hektor9110
its a vicious circle guys everybody screws everybody! Like my grandfather use to say "there are two kinds of people in this world, the kind who wakes up thinking how to screw everybody, and the kind that wakes up thinking how to avoid being screwed"
- chilamont-3
FUCK THAT CRAP, they'll never know and if they sent it to you and didn't call you by now, they'll never know. BS, keep the money. Come fucking tax time they'll never remember and think that they'd have paid you for two jobs. You'll never make any $, if you take no risks, just say, ohhhh I really didn't notice, I have a lot of projects., Pshhhh easy cash
- ORLY?randommail
- remember??? dude do you not write things down?Projectile
- that’s bad business broGuyFawkes
- JSK0
Not worth it. Potential law suit, criminal charges, loss of creditability = worth $2500?
I had a client who paid $65k twice. I looked at the cheque. Emailed them.
I wondered. Pondered. Even when recent client who paid $8k twice, I still pondered.