Has anyone ever had the misfortune of working in a customer service job where you had to deal with some absolute arseholes...yet you had to be polite back to them nonetheless due to the fear / risk of getting fired?
Only ever worked for a boss twice in my life.
Everything else I've done I've alone and unimpeded by brainless others.
As an employer in my way, all I expect is that what tasks have been delegated are done to my expected standards.
Outside of that you wouldn't even know you were working for me - I take a hands-off approach and I let my hired hands know what's expected of them: no more and no less. People skills are vital in commercial art, most of what I do is on location: there's no studio, no prep, nobody to hold your hand either. Sink or swim, it's the only way you'll ever know what your limits are.
But when it comes to nasty clients, I have a number of ways of fucking things up for them in return - especially when they try to stiff me on the fees.
Then it's open season - because as I just said: there's no studio: so the fuckers who try to dodge on their obligations usually end up with a completely fucked up shop-front they'll need professionals in to fix up. I don't break glass, I don't slam doors, and I don't yell. I just take out the six inch brush and paint oils over the acrylics: takes a few minutes to seep into each other,m but once they start to drip, the whole finished piece slowly runs down the inside of their glass window display. Paint is paint to most shopkeepers. Telling oil from emulsion/acrylic is a mystery lost to them.
But when I oil over the whole display in a few fell swoops, I turn and say goodbye and leave them to it.
They always call within an hour.
I never answer.
Drives them fucking nuts, because the only contact they have for me is my pre-paid mobile number.
So I mark theirs and never answer or open texts.
Plus I don't even live in the country - so fuck 'em.
Did you say something about the Jews, Mowl?
The only thing I've ever said about Jews is about the Jews I know.
This you know.