When I started my PR agency, some wise colleagues told me, "The hardest part about running an agency is getting your clients to pay."
Well, I thought, they don't know my clients. My clients are nice. They would never do that to me.
$77,000 in unpaid bills later (from one company alone, the nicest of the bunch), I was inclined to agree. Some people just sign contracts and then HOPE they can live up to the terms.
Which brings me to The Little Mermaid. What the heck, Ariel? What kind of role model are you?
The girl wants to have legs. I get that. Then she goes to Ursula the Sea Witch, where she signs a contract, fully knowing the price thereto (her voice, plus her soul if the prince doesn't kiss her).
She reneges on the contract because it's just so unfair, and then everyone makes Ursula out to be the bad guy. My heart goes out to the octopus/sea witch, after all, she was absolutely clear as to the price of her witchcraft.
It pisses me off even further at the end of "The Little Mermaid," when King Triton just waves his big fork in his daughter's direction and gives her legs. So if they'd just sat down and had a rational conversation at the START of this whole affair, a lot of trouble, not to mention sunken ships, could have been saved.
But no, Ariel's in a hurry. She doesn't want another confrontation with her grotto-destroying dad, so she signs a contract agreeing to give up her voice, and maybe her soul, in exchange for legs.
She hastily signs the contract, then gets whiny about the terms. Gosh, how many times have I experienced that? Everyone's glad to get great service (and you can't deny Ursula held up her end of the bargain), but they get whiny when it's time for them to provide what they promised in return.
When it gets inconvenient, they try to weasel out of the contract in any way they can. Hey! It used to mean something when people (or mermaids, I guess) signed contracts.
And now? Whatever. You just get Prince Eric to off the other party in the contract. That's totally not fair, but we PR agency people (and/or sea witches) are used to it, I guess.
8 comments:
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Hablas espanol? You'll need to when you visit that blog, because it is all in Spanish.
Oh no, I got comment-spammed! I deserved that with my bad attitude re: word verification...
Actually, that blog is in Portuguese. But it's good to know that your posts are likeable.
Did you know Starbucks through the nose hurts? DO YOU?!
Sorry about the unpaid services. Collect it in cash. Lessons learned from my freelancing days.
Have you ever seen $77,000 in cash? Hmmm...okay, certified funds, then.
Speaking of cash, I guess I have to send myself a dollar now.
OMG you and I are so alike. This kind of crap happens all the time and it pisses me off. There are so many people that end up in a bad situation because of their own actions, and then I'm the bitch who doesn't have the heart to feel SORRY for them! Who's feeling sorry for ME when I have issues, huh? HUH??
Okay, let me go take a pill and lie down now.
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