15 Types Of Difficult Clients And How to Deal With Each Of Them

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worst thing about boss like this one is that they are equally stubborn.

OMG this is so my ex-boss, only she put it like this: "I know exactly what I want!" - and changed it every 5 minutes, making me do the same job 5 times. Then when I quit after one of those cases, I've been told that she communicates clearly, I have a problem.... Well, all righty.

This is so my hubby! Bwhahahaha

lol this always happen

this is usually not a problem if they willing to pay extra.

I hate dealing with people like this

These clients are the worst! We're not machines, we need breaks too!

he's burnt out...

XDD

"I want Comic Sans!"

If you give people an inch, some of them will want a mile. And they will expect that mile, sometimes without even asking for it.

I always had this to contend with...Howard Mirsky

me

Seems like my gosh darn 9th grade teacher. He was awful "more detail!" he says as he gives us about an hour to write a story we have to come up with, in less than 15 minutes.

And important, just in case: Always, and then I mean ALWAYS get timelines and deadlines black on white (like a mail, text, etc.). They can't lie their way out of something they have written themselves. Because some of them will try, so be careful.

I think sometimes this is a failure on the designer's part, rather than the clients. If you can't convey what you want in a useful manner to the client, then that's your failing, maybe?

Also stick to the original quoted price unless the client agreed in writing to changes that could change the price. I am this client and there is nothing worse than being quoted a price and then the final price is more because of changes that I never agreed to or costs they didn't foresee.

There's also the opposite that I love too: Mr. I know exactly what I want. Sometimes like these 2 types the most.

aka Mr. I'm spending other people's money - aka Mr. Leprechaun - This guy's is a treasure.

Yes, but it took ten years of experience to learn how to do it in 5 Minutes

This is why I recommend artists / designers to show them some quick alternative iterations of said designs, to convince them. A lot of times it just better to show, in order to get them on your side, right away.

I agree that this was a headache.. after one project and knowing how they work, I made sure I told them I will be speaking to ONE person among them and if they have comments on a work, they have to finalize it with that person. Otherwise, further delay will be on your project.

This is where the word "delegate" come in to the convseration. As in, "OK, this is a great idea. We can get a draft version to you on your timeline, no problem, but there is one thing. We need you to decide amongst yourselves who will be the primary contact person for this project and then delegate that person to be our contact person. And then give that person the authority to consult with us about changes, revisions, etc. before deadline. Otherwise we cannot take on this project." Decision by "Consensus" is great for grassroots activism and democracy, but not so great for actually getting things done.