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Sarah Rippel · 12-01-2008, 12:13 PM

This past summer, I was contacted by a woman wanting to train with me. She mentioned she was running for Congress, so I of course realized this could be a "plus," as she could possibly know a lot of people who would want to also train with me. In an email prior to our first session she mentioned that she did website design and would also be interested in possibly trading out services. I didn't really think too much about that because in the past i'd realized that kinda thing didn't work for me. So, I printed up a "new client" packet and even made a special "package" option for her, which I presented after we were done training. Off the bat, I realized this was a bad gig because #1, she was running way late, and #2, she talked about her issues and divorce the entire time we worked out. I felt more like a shrink than her trainer. I know people need to talk and vent and that's okay, but she spilled waaaay too much in this first session. Anyhow, we got done and she had pretty much decided that she was trading out with me for a website. Against my gut feeling, I just went with it because I did need a new website, and I figured because she seemed to know a bunch of people, that could be a good thing.

Flash forward...six sessions later, I had pretty much had it. I went out of town and got back and didn't make an effort to contact her because it seemed I ALWAYS had to contact her to schedule. I didn't talk to her for a month or so, and it was beginning to piss me off because here i'd given her six sessions and I had nothing. After our last session we actually sat down and talked about the site and stuff, so I had assumed she'd been working on it.

Not the case. That was August and I have contacted her a few times via email and she's led me on, telling me she's done work on it, but I haven't seen anything. I asked her to show me what she'd done already and she didn't reply. She obviously is jerking me around and i'm aggravated.

So, i'm going to contact her and let her know exactly how I feel...tactfully, of course. I have a non-practicing lawyer client who I guess I could throw in the mix if I had to? I am the world's worst at being a bitch. Ugh. I hate feeling like i'm being the a**hole but SHE OWES ME $400. That's how I feel. I don't want to do business with her...I don't want her name on my website...I don't want to see her or talk to her again...I just want my money.

Anyone else been in a bind like this?

12-01-2008, 12:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sarah Rippel Nerd Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 86	Why I don't "trade out" :( This past summer, I was contacted by a woman wanting to train with me. She mentioned she was running for Congress, so I of course realized this could be a "plus," as she could possibly know a lot of people who would want to also train with me. In an email prior to our first session she mentioned that she did website design and would also be interested in possibly trading out services. I didn't really think too much about that because in the past i'd realized that kinda thing didn't work for me. So, I printed up a "new client" packet and even made a special "package" option for her, which I presented after we were done training. Off the bat, I realized this was a bad gig because #1, she was running way late, and #2, she talked about her issues and divorce the entire time we worked out. I felt more like a shrink than her trainer. I know people need to talk and vent and that's okay, but she spilled waaaay too much in this first session. Anyhow, we got done and she had pretty much decided that she was trading out with me for a website. Against my gut feeling, I just went with it because I did need a new website, and I figured because she seemed to know a bunch of people, that could be a good thing. Flash forward...six sessions later, I had pretty much had it. I went out of town and got back and didn't make an effort to contact her because it seemed I ALWAYS had to contact her to schedule. I didn't talk to her for a month or so, and it was beginning to piss me off because here i'd given her six sessions and I had nothing. After our last session we actually sat down and talked about the site and stuff, so I had assumed she'd been working on it. Not the case. That was August and I have contacted her a few times via email and she's led me on, telling me she's done work on it, but I haven't seen anything. I asked her to show me what she'd done already and she didn't reply. She obviously is jerking me around and i'm aggravated. So, i'm going to contact her and let her know exactly how I feel...tactfully, of course. I have a non-practicing lawyer client who I guess I could throw in the mix if I had to? I am the world's worst at being a bitch. Ugh. I hate feeling like i'm being the a*hole but SHE OWES ME $400. That's how I feel. I don't want to do business with her...I don't want her name on my website...I don't want to see her or talk to her again...I just want my money. Anyone else been in a bind like this? __________________ "If you love what you do, you'll never have to work a day in your life." Visit my blog:* "Outside the Box" Training!