Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people don't realize?

Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by pgt on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @06:37AM (#22043843)

I spend a lot of time making my consulting invoices look good, because it seems to justify my rates and impresses the payroll department, who then pays me sooner.

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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by eyegor on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @07:36AM (#22044201)

How do you make an invoice look good? Fancy letter head?

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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by Psyladine on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @09:57AM (#22045243)

Same way legal departments dress up what are more or less informal requests in high language and good production values.

Old manager coined it "the power is in the template", big difference in response rate between an informal handwritten request & a proper looking 'official' request to comply.

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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by vorpalhex on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:34AM (#22045677)

My go to as a freelancer was to buy a nice template (spend $50, it's worth it..) and customize it appropriately. You want something approaching "savvy yet professional" most of the time.

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