What pissed you off today?

[BullDog]

Originally Posted by BullDog

A client canceling a $500 job after I had already set aside the time, started the research and counted on the money. Yeah I am pissed. Usually jobs like that are ones I get on my own, and I would get a deposit but this one was through a writing service. I have been assured I will be "compensated for my time" - not sure what that means yet. This truly sucks, especially after taking off some time last week for Thanksgiving.

People flaking out on me - appears to be a major theme lately. NOT good. Especially when I go out of my way to do good work, be supportive of people when they really need it, etc. and still get cancelled on at the last minute, screwed over, stabbed in the back, bad mouthed, etc.

I will never be like that and thank goodness for the good people in my life.

Update to the above post: the day after the client canceled the $500 job he changed his mind again and wanted me to write it. I was wary but did the work and today the money is in my bank account. So that part ended well.

Last night I was editing an obituary for a friend's mother. I was basically finished but wanted to look at it one more time. My computer was acting sluggish so I decided to restart. Ugh, it went through the Grand Mother of all updates and took forever. It was already late at night and I thought I was gonna go insane waiting. I was finally able to go over the obit one more time and send it off. Minor irritation really. Life of a writer, lol, but I do get to work at home in my pjs so I really don't have a lot to complain about.