Re:Ask HN: Coping when your client is an asshole?
by davidg109 on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @07:17AM
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I’m surprised by some of the responses on here. You don’t have to take this shit. Your client is a bully.
Log everything, inform your management you will not be bullied, and in a professional tone, parrot each assholish thing your client says.
If they remain unmoved, tell them upfront this is abusive behavior and it ends now. This will either stop them in their tracks or you will eventually be fired. That’s when you consult a lawyer.
I called out two executives in my workplace for similar shit. I was prepared to be fired. Instead the abusive behavior ended immediately.
Log everything, inform your management you will not be bullied, and in a professional tone, parrot each assholish thing your client says.
If they remain unmoved, tell them upfront this is abusive behavior and it ends now. This will either stop them in their tracks or you will eventually be fired. That’s when you consult a lawyer.
I called out two executives in my workplace for similar shit. I was prepared to be fired. Instead the abusive behavior ended immediately.