Not wanting to pay stats!!!!I want to scream!!!

[Inspired by Reggio]

Knocking on wood over here I have not yet had a client try to play DUMB with payment ... everyone just pays the same every week as stated in their contract and I often have people 'over pay' me if I have closed for an unpaid day and me having to remind them they have a credit please make your next cheque out for only X so I can get your account back on track! Reading threads like this remind me that I should give all my clients a big ole for GETTING IT!

IMO when I read about issues like this what comes to my mind is these are people who do not VALUE their provider or the services she provides to them and they do not VALUE the rationale behind the policies we have regarding payment and are consciously trying to screw their provider over cause they are betting that their provider dislikes conflict so much they will just SUCK IT UP and give them the break in fees because they feel they are entitled not have to pay ~ they do not GET that either way they are going to pay cause if we do not charge them for the stats we would just charge MORE for our daily rate to make up the difference

I have patience for A LOT of things but I would not and could not work with someone day in and day out who did not VALUE my service because this is an important job we do, it takes a lot of physical and emotional energy to do it and having that energy sucked out by someone who does or says thing that say 'we do not value you' is just not worth it!