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    I don't know if this guy is a "customer." He was one of my watchers and thus one of my customer pool, and if I'm recalling correctly he'd once expressed an interest in commissioning something when he had the money, but he is DEFINITELY not in said pool anymore. I would not take his money under any circumstances after this.

    Anyway.

    Things you should not do:

    1. Tell somebody that your tax return was twice as much as they made during the whole year.

    2. Tell somebody that they can't possibly live on the money they're making, and that they need to get a second job as a minimum wage retail worker. (Dur. I never would have known that a second job would make me more money if he hadn't told me so! And it is obviously such a good plan to only seek the very lowest paying employment when attempting to increase my income!)

    3. Respond to an explanation of how rude the above is by saying you were being "supportive" and then block me from replying to your comment, so you can passive-aggressively have the last word. Very supportive of you, that.

    4. Include in your response the explanation that despite my saying things like "I'm pretty pleased" and "I"m going to call it a good year" and "rather do this than have any other job I've ever worked" you thought I was whining about how little money I made. (This makes item one on this list a MUCH bigger dick move, btw. I mean seriously. If I'm depressed about how little money I have, you think the correct response is to wave around how much you've got?)

    You are a dick you do do ANY one of the above, but especially if you do all of the above you will be added to my block list as well, and I will be making absolutely certain that I never, ever, ever do any business of any sort with you. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

    I'm a mercenary, I will put up with people I dislike intensely, as long as they're willing to pay me, but this twit has crossed a line into a special kind of hell. Congrats to him.

    And frankly the ONLY time I want to hear about the vast gobs of money somebody has lying around is when they want to spend those vast gobs commissioning me. Otherwise just shut up and get some manners. That is never appropriate.

    P.S. Just because it might come up, I do actually make quite decent money. I also can claim business use of my home, so basically everything I pay in rent is written off, and isn't counted as profit. (It is more complicated than that, but that's the simple version of things.) This means that my income looks much smaller than it actually is. Just mentally subtract your rent (and utilities) from the money you make and you may see what I mean. Then add in a husband who makes more than I do, and our household income is just fine. But that doesn't make somebody else bragging about how much more they make any less of a dick move. Particularly not when he'd obviously missed that part of my post and was assuming that the amount I'd mentioned really was the entirety of my income.
    Last edited by spark; 04-14-2012, 07:33 AM.
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    It's strange that he has expressed an interest in commissioning something 'when he had the money' yet is bragging about how much money he has got.

    Surely with all that wealth, he could have commissioned something already?
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    • #3
      That same thought crossed my mind. He probably has to spend most of every paycheck on paying off his credit cards, or some other financial mess like that.
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      • #4
        Maybe he's the one who should be looking for a 2nd job then....
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        • #5
          Actually he mentioned that he already worked two jobs. And I'm not 100% sure he'd said he wanted to commission me, I just seem to recall... I can't keep track of every person who says that, most of 'em never do, after all!

          But in any case he managed to majorly piss me off.
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          • #6
            My sympathies, Spark. Reading between the lines, I suspect he isn't quite as wealthy as he makes out.

            I work a part time job and my boss there is just the same. The other night, he says to me: "How much money do you have on you?" I said "£20.00"

            He pulls out this big wad of cash and waves it at me - "Two grand" he says.
            I pull my most unimpressed face and say: "Is some of that a pay rise for me, then?"

            What a dick
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            • #7
              Quoth Nemesis44UK View Post
              I work a part time job and my boss there is just the same. The other night, he says to me: "How much money do you have on you?" I said "£20.00"

              He pulls out this big wad of cash and waves it at me - "Two grand" he says.
              I pull my most unimpressed face and say: "Is some of that a pay rise for me, then?"
              Good comeback! Let me guess, he gave you the Cat Butt Face after you said that?

              Let me further guess, he's the type that goes into a store immediately after they open for the day, buys one low-priced item (say, a cup of coffee) and pays for it with a £100 note?

              Seriously, do they think they're impressing us?
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              • #8
                Those who brag about their alleged wealth the most, usually have the least.
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                • #9
                  Quoth Nemesis44UK View Post
                  My sympathies, Spark. Reading between the lines, I suspect he isn't quite as wealthy as he makes out.

                  I work a part time job and my boss there is just the same. The other night, he says to me: "How much money do you have on you?" I said "£20.00"

                  He pulls out this big wad of cash and waves it at me - "Two grand" he says.
                  I pull my most unimpressed face and say: "Is some of that a pay rise for me, then?"

                  What a dick
                  So what does the amount of cash you have on you have to do with your income anyways? In this day and age when pretty much everyone uses debit/credit to pay, carrying cash is becoming more of a rarity anyways. I know for myself, I've almost managed to go a full pay period (2 weeks) without touching cash at all. Unless I've been lucky at the Bingo Hall, I rarely have more than 20$ or so in cash on me at any time; and most of the time I have 0$ in cash.

                  So yes, your boss is/was a dick.

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                  • #10
                    I only ever carry more than £20 when I have a specific purchase to make that requires/benefits from being paid in cash... What an absolute arse.

                    From personal experience, it always looks like those with the largest "wad" look the cheapest/poorest, so I'm not sure him having £2k in his pocket says what he thinks!
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                    • #11
                      Quoth XCashier View Post
                      Let me guess, he gave you the Cat Butt Face after you said that?

                      Indeed he did
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                      • #12
                        What a jerk. I don't blame you for blocking him. He's either an insensitive twit or a troll. Not worth your time and effort either way.
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                        • #13
                          "Sir, you have money but I have brains and talent."

                          Hmm ... at this point, if I subtracted my rent and utilities from what I'm earning ... somebody would owe me money.


                          Quoth Marmalady View Post
                          Maybe he's the one who should be looking for a 2nd job then....
                          In the minimum-wage sector, of course! (In his case, a third job, as he apparently already has a second ...)

                          Quoth Nemesis44UK View Post
                          My sympathies, Spark. Reading between the lines, I suspect he isn't quite as wealthy as he makes out.

                          I work a part time job and my boss there is just the same. The other night, he says to me: "How much money do you have on you?" I said "£20.00"

                          He pulls out this big wad of cash and waves it at me - "Two grand" he says.
                          I pull my most unimpressed face and say: "Is some of that a pay rise for me, then?"

                          What a dick
                          Great response! What a jerk.

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                          • #14
                            Great, he got a large tax return. So... he gave the government a free loan by overpaying his taxes all year round. Maybe on purpose, because he's not any good at saving up money on his own. If he has any of the money left in two months, THEN maybe it's something worth bragging about.

                            You, meanwhile, have figured out how to expense out everything possible so that your taxable income is nice and low. Something that he appears to fail to understand, somehow thinking that "taxable income" equals "income".

                            I know who I'd vote for in the brains category.

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                            • #15
                              Quoth spark View Post
                              but this twit has crossed a line into a special kind of hell.
                              The one reserved for child molesters and people who talk at the theater?

                              Wow, what a canoe. Good for you for blocking him, Spark!
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