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When you are working as an independent contractor, you meet all kinds of clients.
In the world of business, partnerships can be both rewarding and challenging. As an independent contractor in the IT field, one’s journey can be filled with exciting opportunities and unexpected hurdles. Today, we bring you a gripping story of an IT expert named OP embarked on a project with a lawyer-client that would change the course of their professional lives forever. I
OP, a seasoned independent IT contractor with over two decades of experience, found themselves working on a web development project for a rental company owned by a sharp and conniving lawyer. The initial partnership seemed promising, with clear goals outlined in the contract. However, things took a turn when the lawyer-client demanded a premature demonstration of the website’s frontend, contrary to the agreed-upon schedule. Eager to please the customer, OP reluctantly shifted focus, leading to a never-ending cycle of design revisions and dissatisfaction.
As the project progressed, tensions mounted, and the lawyer-client continued to raise concerns and set unrealistic demands. When the lawyer-client sought to test the website on their production server, OP requested a 50% payment of the contract, suspecting the client’s intentions. Scroll down for the complete story.
OP, a seasoned independent IT contractor with 20 years of experience, shares a cautionary tale about working with a sharp and conniving lawyer who owned a rental company during their web development days.
OP entered into a partnership with a lawyer who owned a rental company, agreeing to create a website for home rentals with a subscription model.
OP faced challenges when the lawyer-client demanded to see website progress prematurely and insisted on prioritizing frontend work over the agreed-upon backend schedule:
OP had creative freedom within the contract’s boundaries but struggled to meet the lawyer-client’s ever-changing demands for the website design, leading to three months of dissatisfaction and constant revisions.
Close to 4 months into the project, the client demands a working showcase of the backend, blaming OP for not following the contract’s schedule, even though the client had previously insisted on prioritizing frontend design over backend development:
OP manages to create a backend for the site in 9 days with the help of a friend, but the lawyer-client has only paid a small portion of the total price and refuses to pay more until certain milestones are reached:
At the end of the month, OP presents the frontend design and development progress to the client, demonstrating the website on a dev server and explaining the lag would be resolved when transferred to the client’s hosting company’s production server.
The client appears genuinely pleased with the website’s progress but expresses concerns about speed and minor issues. When the client insists on testing the website on their production server, OP agrees but requests a 50% payment of the contract before proceeding.
After receiving the payment confirmation, OP deploys the system to the client’s production server for testing. However, OP suspects the client’s intentions. As expected, the payment proof provided by the client turns out to be fake.
OP’s revengeful coding led to instant karma when the lawyer-client attempted to remove OP’s admin user from the system, triggering a sequence that resulted in the complete deletion of the project from the client’s end.
OP reported the lawyer-client’s forged email to the authorities, leading to investigations by both the police and the bank lawyers due to the seriousness of the forgery.
OP sold the system to a competitor at a higher price than initially agreed with the lawyer-client. The lawyer-client faced severe consequences, including being blacklisted from owning a company and losing the right to work as a lawyer.
OP’s revengeful coding turned the tables on the conniving lawyer-client, leading to serious consequences for the latter. However, the journey was not without its challenges, and despite receiving only a fraction of the payment, OP’s satisfaction came from witnessing the client’s demise.
The story took place in a small European country, where laws and regulations are different from those in the United States.
“I have never understood why people are like that, boggles my mind.”
“And what kind of lawyer is stupid enough to forge a bank transaction.”
“Some people have a gambling addiction”
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