[BC] Sales practices

[Barry Mishkind]

At 01:48 PM 2/18/2009, Cowboy wrote:
> >  I do recall turning down an owner who wanted to pay for emergency
> >  engineering time "like the agencies do - 120 days."
>
>  How about responding to an emergency "like the agencies do - 120 days." ?

         I offered to them that I would either accept payment
         at their next payroll date or in cash at the door
         during the next emergency.

         Lots of grumbling, but I got the check.

         Of course, they sold out for millions in the end.
         But, I never regretted no longer having them as clients.

>  The situation you cite, it *is* a loan.
>  What used to be a 90 day note is/has become simply a refusal
>  to pay in a timely fashion.
>  For me, that almost immediately results in cash in advance ONLY.
>
>  I will not carry a client in far better financial shape than myself
>  for any period of time without some way to defer those costs.

         Shouldn't have to... whether an engineer or a station owner.