Can I get a hook up?

Posted on | February 24, 2010 | No Comments | Category: Sentiments

The very next time someone approaches me with any of the following statements, I will be running as far away from them as I can:

• I was hoping you could help me with some design.
• Can I get the friend/buddy/sista/brotha/saint (yea … truly it’s been said) discount?
• I was hoping you could hook me up.
• Oh yea sis, I will definitely pay your for your services, just know we are just starting out.

Or

• I’m going to pay you for ABC – but proceed to request the rest of the alphabets all the way up to and including XYZ!

For all these statements (and anything similar) translate into one thing.

“I want your services and don’t want to, or can’t pay you properly for them”.

And those days are o – v – e – r!  I’ve done my share of freebies, hook ups, assisting, etc.  No more.  My time is just as valuable as your funds are patna!

I mean think about it.  Do you go to the dentist and say ‘I need this root canal, but can you hook me up?”  Heck naw, and if you did, you will most assuredly be escorted to the next exit and they will be checking their laughing gas to see if there is a leak in the room.

Yea.  The very next time I hear a hint of anything less than an actual business interest… Let’s just say ‘buyer beware’ comes to mind!

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