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  • February 20, 2012 at 1:26 am #146470
    Sylvia Clark
    Member

    A while back, I saw something of a discussion about when extra time is involved, so I thought I’d throw this on the pile. This is long, so if you get bored, just stop reading.

    Valentine’s Day I played at the Country Club for their shindig (not a private party, but for the club itself).

    February 20, 2012 at 4:28 pm #146471
    jessica-wolff
    Participant

    That’s nice to hear. In the earlier post, it was a case of a groomzilla being a colossal jerk.

    February 20, 2012 at 5:55 pm #146472
    Sylvia Clark
    Member

    True.

    February 21, 2012 at 5:58 pm #146473
    onita-sanders
    Participant

    I recently and a similar situation. The office party opening was in full swing when the time for me to stop had arrived.

    February 21, 2012 at 9:25 pm #146474
    Sylvia Clark
    Member

    I see that you had addressed the possibilty of overtime in your contract, and it worked out well.

    February 21, 2012 at 10:01 pm #146475
    carl-swanson
    Participant

    Sylvia- You really really should work from a contract. Without one you have nothing to fall back on for that 1 out of 200 clients-from-hell. You can always stray from the contracted conditions as you did on this overtime gig. But at least you would have some kind of structure when it is called for. Sooner or later you’re going to have a client who is going to walk all over you and without a contract you’re at their mercy. Also, if you ever have to take a client to court to get paid, you won’t have a leg to stand on without a contract.

    February 21, 2012 at 10:24 pm #146476
    Sylvia Clark
    Member

    I know that’s how it seems to you big-city folks, but I live in South Poverty,

    February 21, 2012 at 10:27 pm #146477
    adam-b-harris
    Participant

    If your batting rate of clients from hell is one in two hundred, you must be pretty good at weeding out the problem ones at the inquiry stage, well done.

    February 21, 2012 at 11:16 pm #146478
    Sylvia Clark
    Member

    More than 200…30 years worth of good eggs.

    February 22, 2012 at 5:58 pm #146479
    Jessica A
    Participant

    These stories are so funny. Thanks for sharing.

    March 4, 2012 at 1:55 am #146480
    Susan Ottzen
    Participant

    I would have stopped and looking for the special events manager and then ask what to do, I agree , contracts are essential for me, Fortunately my Valentines duo gig – we were paid in full ahead of time from an invoice

    March 4, 2012 at 11:17 pm #146481
    Sylvia Clark
    Member

    “looking for the special events manager and then ask what to do”

    The manager

    March 5, 2012 at 3:15 pm #146482
    susan-ash
    Participant

    I live in a small community and operate a business there (not harp related, although I do play harp).

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