collections

i recently had to be my own collections department for a web job I did. when phone calls and e-mails weren't being returned, I decided I needed to make an unexpected office visit. when making this decision, I thought I should bring someone along for protection, but then thought better and went solo. my client wasn't there. i left a message on his desk and in a matter of days, he responded and we set up a time for me to come back. i returned and got my money. it was a terrible experience and I will no longer do work for this client or take referrals from the guy who gave me this lead. guilt by association is a bit drastic, but there's more to that one I'm not going into on this blog.

so, in the past two weeks since I've been laid off there have been a couple instances where collectors have come to our office looking for money owed to them. both collectors brought muscle. neither became violent though both were extremely irate. it seems like a good time to be losing my current position (we're also being sued on a couple accounts).

it's a matter of economics, right? or is it humanity. i mean, people's words these days are losing meaning. i won't go into specifics about the office situations, but there is little humanity involved. greed abounds.