Have me work for you - pay later

[mickey house]

I did a job for a customer recently, and I emailed them the invoice and got a reply asking if they can pay me in a month's time as things are tight.

I do have to laugh at people who get a self employed tradmesman in to do a job without them having the funds to pay them.

I am not desperate for the money (which is a good job), but I wouldn't dream of having someone in to do a job for me if I didn't have the funds available.

I am not annoyed, angry or upset (I thought I better clarify that), but I do find some peoples outlook a bit strange.

[novocastrian]

go all tony soprano on them and charge them 7 points on the vig...

[Grumps Mrs]

Very strange indeed - can't see that approach working with the grocery shopping so why expect a tradesman to work for free? Unless you offered interest free deferred payments - are you going soft on us MH?

[Guest]

Happens to be all the time, I have roughly £25k of overdue invoices at any given time. When I tell them that their invoice is late and I shall have to let their place at my event go to someone else, many of them send angry emails saying don’t they know they are self employed and find it hard to pay for all the events they have chosen to be at in one go? Irony is that we are a company of only 3 people too. I don’t know how they expect us to pay for the rented venue if they don’t pay their invoices...

[Bozza]

I'm the absolute opposite. I hate any form of admin and get chased up by clients to send them invoices so they can pay me.

Unless asked, I often skip 2 or 3 months at a time and then finally bite the bullet. Just looking at my crude spreadsheet, I'm currently owed about £23k and much of that is because I've not invoiced yet, but could have!

[storm]

Originally Posted by Bozza

I'm the absolute opposite. I hate any form of admin and get chased up by clients to send them invoices so they can pay me.

Unless asked, I often skip 2 or 3 months at a time and then finally bite the bullet. Just looking at my crude spreadsheet, I'm currently owed about £23k and much of that is because I've not invoiced yet, but could have!

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I must be your client from hell. Please present your invoice on day of completion so I can get it paid.

[mickey house]

Originally Posted by Mrs_O

Happens to be all the time, I have roughly £25k of overdue invoices at any given time. When I tell them that their invoice is late and I shall have to let their place at my event go to someone else, many of them send angry emails saying don’t they know they are self employed and find it hard to pay for all the events they have chosen to be at in one go? Irony is that we are a company of only 3 people too. I don’t know how they expect us to pay for the rented venue if they don’t pay their invoices...

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I am lucky as that must be quite stressful for you, and the customer knows they have the advantage of leaving you bad feedback.

Fortunately I only do smaller job so I'm not usually owed thousands, and I can give up self employment when ever I want (the wife likes having me out the house when she's working from home - she says I'm disruptive).

[Bozza]

Originally Posted by storm

I must be your client from hell. Please present your invoice on day of completion so I can get it paid.

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La-la-la-la-la-la - Can't hear you - la-la-la-la-la-la.

[disney332]

I will pay you cash on completion and buy you a drink on top.

My philosophy.

Disney332

[mickey house]

Originally Posted by disney332

I will pay you cash on completion and buy you a drink on top.

My philosophy.

Disney332

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When can I start?