• Ntcc661@aussie.zone
    21·
    20 days ago

    My cat had her annual check up today. I’ve had her for just on a year now. She has taken a long time to warm up and relax. Unfortunately today I think she lost a bit of trust in me. She saw the cage and just knew what was coming. It was an experience getting her in the cage.

    And the hisses she gave the vet during a clip of her nails were impressive! This was after the vaccination and general checkup of spine, joints, eyes, ears and belly so I guess she just had had enough. Totally understand.

    So after some alone time she will now come to me for scritches but not close enough where I could pick her up. And her side eye game is impressive.

    Ah well… Three steps forward; 1 step back. I’ll take it. This is Mavis.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    12·
    20 days ago

    Greetings from the most beautiful place in Victoria: tidal river. Ignore the bins the site selection was limited.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    11·
    20 days ago

    Zucchini is a really underrated vegetable. So fast to cook, so versatile, so flavoursome. And pretty. Just straight up sliced and sauteed in olive oil with some onions and oregano = 👌🏽

    I acknowledge the reality is completely different when you’re drowning in a glut of garden zucchini.

  • Eagle@aussie.zone
    11·
    20 days ago

    Ginger weirdo or black psycho? And we’re not able to photograph the torti as she’s busy climbing walls in another room.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    10·
    20 days ago

    Utilising the utmost of self control to not watch today’s episode of Severence until after I get back from dinner out with some friends/work contacts this evening.

    Because if I watched it earlier I’d just be thinking about the episode all evening.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    10·
    20 days ago

    People often ridiculed me for having so much tape… They could well be wrong.

    The boardies will live on I have high hopes for this. You can’t have 4 different tapes and just give up on sunset swims.

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
    10·
    21 days ago

    Client with 100+ day overdue invoice finally paid me. Chasing him to pay was a pain in the ass but we finally got there. The ugly side of my business venture - getting slimy people to pay me. Soon I’ll be able to take upfront payments and this person will need to pay everything upfront for future services. Burn me once, you don’t get a second chance.

    Now one more person with 100 day overdue invoice to pay me, also a slimy person. I’ve been lucky that most people I do work for actually respect and value what I do and pay me on time. I hate being a debt collector.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      9·
      20 days ago

      many years ago when my husband was doing freelance IT consulting he’d get stiffed all the time

      ended up putting in time bombs in code so that if he didn’t get paid it would shut down the program until he gave them the pass word. It was illegal but so is employing consultants in bad faith.

    • Pilk@aussie.zone
      9·
      21 days ago

      Working as a freelancer for a while made me realise just how often people consider accumulating accounts owed as legitimate cash flow management strategy. If they want extended payment terms we can talk about it, but waiting until the owed party gets angry enough to finally cough up is a cunt move.

    • Nath@aussie.zone
      7·
      20 days ago

      I sometimes resent a little the disparity between what the clients pay for my services vs. my salary. Without exaggeration, I take home a little under 50% of what the client pays.

      But at least I spent 0% of my time wondering about this. Plus I get paid leave (sick/holiday etc). I know my employer is still making a hefty profit, but I’m not sure I’d want to go the pure consulting route. Stories like this put me off. I would hurt my family if I had to routinely deal with chasing up the money.

      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        20 days ago

        The monthly revenue of the clients i manage is close to $400k. It stings when we don’t get bonuses when my co-worker and I bring in 6 figure projects and don’t get a bonus.

      • tone212_@aussie.zone
        4·
        20 days ago

        In my industry the norm is a salary which is around 1/3 of the fees you’ve brought into the business, so near 50% is pretty good!

        I’ve been lucky to not encounter this issue too much yet. Some people are slower than the 14 days I ask for invoices to be paid but it’s like an extra week or two, not several months.

    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      20 days ago

      If it makes you feel better I’ve been chasing a client here that owes the company $350k for 7 months.

      They finally agreed to pay $65k this week lol

    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
      4·
      20 days ago

      It’s an unpleasant aspect.

      I had chase up invoices once in an industry where it’s easy to fall behind. Never forget calling someone who was visiting their wife in hospital. (I know that some people lie, but it was pretty evident in his voice.)

      I don’t know how people do it for a living.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    21 days ago

    I survived the crack head party next door last night.

    Wasn’t keen on having weapons tucked under the bed and mattress, but it is what it is for now.