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archer · 11-28-2002, 09:19 PM

I have delayed posting this story for a long time even though i was majorly pissed at the time but since its about a desiger and reputation I thought I would do it now.

Back during the dot.com boom when i was new to the biz I decided that I wanted a logo done. I did my due diligence and emailed a company to ask if they wanted the work.

The company principal wrote back saying that as a company they were way to busy to take on any work but that he would ask his designers if they wanted to take on the work on a private basis.

Sure enough, a designer from the principal's company wrote back saying he could do the work on his own time. I took a look at his work; we agreed on a price; I wired him the money; and then I waited and waited.

After numerous emails/excuses the designer finally wrote back saying that he'd already spent the money and that he wasn't going to do the logo he'd contracted to do.

I then wrote the company principal outlining my experience. I made it ABSOLUTELY clear to him that I understood there was no contract between his company and myself. While I said that, I also wrote that I thought that he had a moral responsibility to act because he had a choice:

a) he could uphold his reputation and lean on his designer to repay the money because his company would not employ people who ripped off customers; or

b) he could damage his reputation and his company's reputation by knowingly continue to employ/contract such a designer.

After much hemming and hawing the company principal said that he had to employ this designer and that I was out of luck.

I said that I was not satisfied and that I would take my experience public on the boards. At this point the company principal wrote back ranting that he/she was one of the long time major players in the industry with a reputation to uphold and that if i took the matter to the boards, he would sue my ass off for defamation of character.

At the point I threw up my hands in disgust, chalked it up to experience, and moved on.

However, it has always bothered me - not so much for the money and the principle involved. Here was someone knowingly hiring a dishonest employee and yet saying that he/she had a reputation to uphold. This is particularly true now since this person posts on this board.

So.... what would you guys have done in my shoes then?
More importantly what would you do now?

Should I let it all hang out and name names or should I keep it 'in the closet' so to speak?

11-28-2002, 09:19 PM
archer Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,721	what would you have done? another rip off story. I have delayed posting this story for a long time even though i was majorly pissed at the time but since its about a desiger and reputation I thought I would do it now. Back during the dot.com boom when i was new to the biz I decided that I wanted a logo done. I did my due diligence and emailed a company to ask if they wanted the work. The company principal wrote back saying that as a company they were way to busy to take on any work but that he would ask his designers if they wanted to take on the work on a private basis. Sure enough, a designer from the principal's company wrote back saying he could do the work on his own time. I took a look at his work; we agreed on a price; I wired him the money; and then I waited and waited. After numerous emails/excuses the designer finally wrote back saying that he'd already spent the money and that he wasn't going to do the logo he'd contracted to do. I then wrote the company principal outlining my experience. I made it ABSOLUTELY clear to him that I understood there was no contract between his company and myself. While I said that, I also wrote that I thought that he had a moral responsibility to act because he had a choice: a) he could uphold his reputation and lean on his designer to repay the money because his company would not employ people who ripped off customers; or b) he could damage his reputation and his company's reputation by knowingly continue to employ/contract such a designer. After much hemming and hawing the company principal said that he had to employ this designer and that I was out of luck. I said that I was not satisfied and that I would take my experience public on the boards. At this point the company principal wrote back ranting that he/she was one of the long time major players in the industry with a reputation to uphold and that if i took the matter to the boards, he would sue my ass off for defamation of character. At the point I threw up my hands in disgust, chalked it up to experience, and moved on. However, it has always bothered me - not so much for the money and the principle involved. Here was someone knowingly hiring a dishonest employee and yet saying that he/she had a reputation to uphold. This is particularly true now since this person posts on this board. So.... what would you guys have done in my shoes then? More importantly what would you do now? Should I let it all hang out and name names or should I keep it 'in the closet' so to speak? __________________ Looking to promote uncut cock? Check out Uncut Cash. It rocks.