Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

Jaded gumshoe. Largely don't give a flying fuck anymore. Tēvzemei un Brīvībai notstalking.com Behind you Joined September 2010

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

3 days ago

In other 'Things That Have Annoyed Me Today' news I am meeting a client to pick up cash because bank refused to accept because of anti-money laundering. She can't pay by usual bank transfer because then husband will be aware and he's subject of upcoming surveillance.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

3 days ago

Had a client try to reverse credit card payment citing she 'never received product or service' presumably because results were not to her liking. Now have to wait 1-3 months for disputes process to resolve.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a week ago

So would-be client calls me from where my office used to be (I've moved) and wants to meet. I agree to meet at local library. Can you guess how it turned out? No need, psych issues at play.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a week ago

In my experience any would-be clients who are unannounced walk-ins are invariably batshit.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

2 weeks ago

Just let a bunch of clients who send me ongoing work that my preferential rates are going up as of next month. No complaints as yet, probably because they realise it's been 4 or 5 years since I last raised them.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

2 weeks ago

Dealing with potential client's expectations today. I think there is already a problem and we haven't even started yet.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

2 weeks ago

Trying to do that 'work on your business' thing today. Which largely means looking at cat videos on the internet and stuff.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

2 weeks ago

Anyone else being deluged with those send-us-your-product-list-by-this-totally-not-bogus-whatsapp-link emails?

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

3 weeks ago

Just found a dead person. No, I didn't stumble on a body, client needed a death record but had erroneous info (wrong date of birth, wrong year of death etc) so no records found. Old adage still holds true: garbage in, garbage out.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

4 weeks ago

I think I offended a would-be client with a 'quick job' by telling her that it was a 2-hour minimum billing. If I have to go out at 10pm on a Saturday night to do your 'quick job' you're paying for the inconvenience.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

4 weeks ago

So, watched the last episode of The Furry Detectives. Why did they put English subtitles on when the Australians were speaking? In English.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a month ago

Didn't make it to the second day of conference. Money well spent.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a month ago

I'm cold. I'm hot. I'm cold. I'm hot. I'm cold. I'm hot. I'm both hot and cold at same time.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a month ago

I couldn't handle a full first day at conference. Hopefully tomorrow.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a month ago

Just found out that a company I have done work for for over 7 years has sidelined me for another PI without any consultation or discussion. That's fine, but if they come back to me for any 1-off jobs (for compliance reasons) they won't be getting preferential rates anymore.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a month ago

I've dragged myself to day one of a 2 day conference. Gah! Still got hot/cold sweats.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a month ago

I hate getting around halfway through a novel (which has high review scores) to realise I just don't have any will to finish it. It's not poorly written, just pedestrian.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a month ago

Damn, here come the hot and cold sweats.

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Anonymous PI @anonymouspi

a month ago

I'm not an American so I kind of find it really weird that someone would pay someone for 'coaching' or 'mentoring'. I mean, yeah, technical workshop on something tangible I get. Everything else just looks like a gift.