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Originally Posted by Tempest
A programmer should have a couple rates IMO. One for general type crap and then one for actual programming.
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I disagree. You're paying someone for their time. Why would I want to charge any less just because you need bitch work done?
I don't know the whole backstory but this eerily reminds me of a few clients that I had back when I was doing freelancing (the kind to call you up & ask to change the aff codes because they're not at the computer). They usually want all of your time and want you to be their personal web assistant, for the lack of a better word... but of course they're not willing to pay market programmer rates for this type of work.
Don't get me wrong though, there's a lot flakes out there too. Drama or compiling word documents doesn't solve anything.
So it didn't work out, this happens to thousands of people thousands times a day. Find a new programmer, fire them upon first sign of flakeage. Once you hear the first excuse of why work wasn't done, it ain't gonna get better from there. Cut losses & move on. Or hire a well known company that won't flake (at higher hourly rates, obviously)