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sarisataka

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66. It doesn't matter how much you charge

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 01:02 AM

Mar 2020

You admit you charged her double based on overhearing a conversation you had no business listening in on. Not anything to do with the job itself.

Also the fact that you did not provide an estimate up front brings up many questions about honesty and ethics.

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Am I a bad person [View all] Tribetime Mar 2020 OP

You only doubled the price? guillaumeb Mar 2020 #1

came here to post the same catsudon Mar 2020 #32

Donate some of that extra to Biden's presidential campaign. StarryNite Mar 2020 #2

I don't think so Alpeduez21 Mar 2020 #3

Hurray for you! 😊 MLAA Mar 2020 #4

I am wondering about stories that get the top shelf Beringia Mar 2020 #5

I in a past career worked for wealthy claiming lunasun Mar 2020 #6

I spent most of my working life in small family owned businesses. Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #34

+ HA! Good answer to stop the constant whining about not enough when there is quite a lot lunasun Mar 2020 #37

Well, she probably has a big paycheck. LisaL Mar 2020 #7

it's called asshole service charge AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #8

Heh, I was going to post it's the asshole tax lol Luciferous Mar 2020 #11

You can refer to the surcharge as hazardous duty pay. alwaysinasnit Mar 2020 #9

Absolutely! FarPoint Mar 2020 #13

It was your patriotic duty. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #10

May your tribe increase. nt Atticus Mar 2020 #12

Nah marked50 Mar 2020 #14

You done good! smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #15

No. XRubicon Mar 2020 #16

No, you're not a bad person. You might use the extra money to help people in your area. Lonestarblue Mar 2020 #17

Don't have any regrets vapor2 Mar 2020 #18

Help needed Traildogbob Mar 2020 #19

Donate to DU and they go away. nt babylonsister Mar 2020 #21

Thank you! Traildogbob Mar 2020 #25

Welcome future star member. You also get a lot of options to customize your viewing with star lunasun Mar 2020 #38

just donate what you can Skittles Mar 2020 #52

Thank you guys Traildogbob Mar 2020 #65

To bad you Rebl2 Mar 2020 #20

did you just confess to gouging? Demonaut Mar 2020 #22

That's not gouging treestar Mar 2020 #61

Had clients wine about how little money they had, really sharpened my pencil Canoe52 Mar 2020 #23

No way. Tell her it will help boost the stock market. jalan48 Mar 2020 #24

Yes. n/t demmiblue Mar 2020 #26

No, you did very well. blueinredohio Mar 2020 #27

Same here. Don't go to Home Diablo, Papa John's, Pizza Hut, Wendys or others for same. Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #29

Sorry, left out Satan Mart and Lowecifers too. Add Mickey D's now too. Fuck 'em. Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #30

I once told a potential client I wanted x dollars to represnt him and said rzemanfl Mar 2020 #28

LMAO👍 Tribetime Mar 2020 #35

Maybe. My FIL does this to anyone who has liberal bumper stickers on their cars - he owns a small kelly1mm Mar 2020 #31

Nope, not at all. warmfeet Mar 2020 #33

Bad Dios Mio Mar 2020 #36

I alway add a mook factor if they ask for it. marble falls Mar 2020 #39

If you are, I am. Jarqui Mar 2020 #40

Great writing- I'm glad to read that. Every shithead you deal with, gives the same grief to everyone NBachers Mar 2020 #48

Nah, you're not a bad person. You simply charged a hazardous duty rate. TomSlick Mar 2020 #41

You finished the work... I would have walked out on her. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #42

She was lying about living paycheck to paycheck blue cat Mar 2020 #43

Is this bigotry? dondon Mar 2020 #44

Free market I set the price it's my business Tribetime Mar 2020 #46

I understand its a freemarket dondon Mar 2020 #51

No she loves me she loves my work I'm a plumber Tribetime Mar 2020 #53

Haw haw haw haw ha ha ha- What other pieces of "Berkeley" nitwit-doms to you have to contribute? NBachers Mar 2020 #50

Yep, a supposed gender studies student Hav Mar 2020 #58

Maybe dondon is Mussolini Jr.'s diminutive family nickname. NBachers Mar 2020 #59

A Republican is fine with that treestar Mar 2020 #62

You are a good person. Dream Girl Mar 2020 #45

I don't know about bad, but definitely not ethical sarisataka Mar 2020 #47

I charge really cheap prices I work for myself so what she got charged was still less than almost ev Tribetime Mar 2020 #49

It doesn't matter how much you charge sarisataka Mar 2020 #66

I agree customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #63

Cool story, bro. ZZenith Mar 2020 #54

If you feel bad donate the extra to Biden. dem4decades Mar 2020 #55

Right now I'm just trying to survive Tribetime Mar 2020 #56

Should have charged her triple. dem4decades Mar 2020 #57

Seems odd you would ask the opinion LakeArenal Mar 2020 #60

Sad thing about what you did is that trump would have approved. Doreen Mar 2020 #64