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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by unsupp0rted on Saturday July 08, 2023 @11:13AM (#36645175)

I have a client like this. Any 3-sentence email is too long for him to write or read. People ask him "Option A or Option B?" questions and he replies "yes", resulting in 3 more back-and-forth emails to clear up confusion. It's always the other party's fault for being confusing.

I can totally see him approving an $80k deal with a thumb's up then turning into a lawyer when held to it.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by kevinventullo on Saturday July 08, 2023 @11:35AM (#36645387)

I’m on my HOA board and this describes every single vendor we work with. Absolutely infuriating, and I don’t understand how they graduated high school.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by unsupp0rted on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:04PM (#36645670)

I don't understand how they graduated high school and they don't understand how I don't own a business that makes 7 figures, since it's so easy for them to do.

Life is confusing to me, pretty much every day.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by DANmode on Saturday July 08, 2023 @04:16PM (#36648284)

It IS pretty easy, if you: pay no deep attention to anything, and delegate all tasks, even if to hacks or fucking idiots.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by DropInIn on Sunday July 09, 2023 @10:59PM (#36661535)

Heres the trick they use:

Dont pay anything until the very last minute and spend like there's no tomorrow, then when the credit eventually runs out and the tax man is knocking, declare bankruptcy and feign ignorance claiming for the rest of your life that the system was out to get you and youre just a victim of corruption.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by tennisflyi on Saturday July 08, 2023 @05:48PM (#36649111)

I emailed a YouTuber about a product and their answer was so terse/unprofessional.

The bar is low for be successful businesses . Lots of makeup on a pig. Ultimately, just do it.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by shepardrtc on Saturday July 08, 2023 @11:47AM (#36645496)

> People ask him "Option A or Option B?" questions and he replies "yes"

He's probably just dragging his feet.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by unsupp0rted on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:03PM (#36645651)

It's silly stuff like "Bill said he's free Wednesday or Thursday: which slot works for you?"

Yes.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by anigbrowl on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:18PM (#36645830)

Stop being so accommodating. Some clients are not worth the trouble.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by unsupp0rted on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:35PM (#36646034)

There are a lot more pluses than minuses.

The pluses aren’t interesting enough for me tell stories about on HN, so you’re getting a skewed image.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by shepardrtc on Saturday July 08, 2023 @01:49PM (#36646818)

Maybe assume he's reading it as "Wednesday? Thursday?" "Yes". Meaning, he's saying yes to the latter of the two.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Saturday July 08, 2023 @04:40PM (#36648514)

Ha, I would typically assume the former. Usually people lead with the strongest/most desirable option. The remainder are all technically available.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by DANmode on Saturday July 08, 2023 @04:17PM (#36648293)

Speaking from experience with the functionally illiterate: they read this as "Wednesday....work for you?"

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by byronvickers on Saturday July 08, 2023 @04:40PM (#36648508)

This is absolutely my experience as well. I used to encounter this regularly in a professional context and ended up just replying with a confirmation that "option A" was what he'd agreed to. I was never mistaken.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by DANmode on Saturday July 08, 2023 @05:26PM (#36648942)

And it's OUR fault these people are allowed to continue existing unimpeded in society.

Just so we're all on the same page.

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Re:Farmer ordered to pay >$92K after confusion over meaning ... by FredPret on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:46PM (#36646148)

I think what you should do is offer option A only, and make it the one that is preferable to you. Buyers get what they deserve in the end.

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