Originally Posted by jact

I have several projects on the go that are delayed indefinitely waiting for outside parties to either complete tasks or supply me with information.

Do you ever get frustrated when someone messes with your timelines? As we all know, time is indeed money and any delays or setbacks can have large impact on your projects.

Imagine a designer flakes on you, leaves you hanging for 3 months, your timeline is competely blown if you don't give up a lot sooner then 3 months I'm sure. How do you know when to give up on someone? What if there aren't any other options?

Is it just a part of business that we all have to learn to live with? How do you deal with it?