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THE LESSON LEARNED

We believe every story our guests have shared has their own touch, and their own lessons to learn from. However, it seems that there are a couple of lessons that keep coming up, and that’s why they deserve their own separate page for you to take notes on.

Transcription of Liz Wilcox’s episode (That time when you worked for a client in the funeral business and ended up being ghosted yourself)

Liz works with a friend who acts as a liaison between her and the client. The client doesn’t trust her or her method. Liz says, “if you are fundamentally different from your client, you will probably never make them happy”. 

Hiring a comedian for a death ceremony just doesn’t blend well: A story of how important it is to check your fundamental level first before accepting any client.

Liz works with a friend who acts as a liaison between her and the client. The client doesn’t trust her or her method. Liz says, “if you are fundamentally different from your client, you will probably never make them happy”. 

Transcription of Nick Kanetakis’ episode (That time you were hired to remotely create a Shopify store, yet ended up setting up your client’s store, in a mall, at midnight)

During the early stages of our working life, there’s going to be some negotiation and haggling. Of course, there are going to be days where you feel like the work you’re doing wasn’t in your job description. Today, Nick shares one of his struggles and some valuable lessons he learned from this experience. 

Web developer turned ugly sweater carrier: How a series of yellow flags could turn into a business catastrophe.

Favors and friendships in business are considered a double-edged sword. Its high risk as it could often lead to the worst-case scenario, but the positive side could also bring you the best benefits and advantages. Unfortunately for innocent Nick, he got hit by the bad side. Let’s hear more about his story below. 

The irony of demons owning an angelic idea: How the top hierarchy dragged a brilliant idea down to waste

If you think you have already witnessed how toxic and brutal clients could be in all of our episodes, then you guess wrong. The client Dimitri describes as a “walking shell of a man” wins the prize for the most toxic and abusive client in all client-horror stories episodes. 

Transcription of Dimitri Constantine’s episode (That time your client who was too good to be true was, in fact, too good to be true)

As a general rule of thumb, if the company you are working for has just one full-time employee, consider it a red flag.