The Writing Coach Podcast 62: PITA clients

WCP62 PITA clients

PITA clients have nothing to do with breaking pita bread and eating hummus with your editors. Today I’ve got in mind those difficult clients who can be a real pain in the A. We all have a different PITA threshold. I think of those emojis in hospitals, where you’re asked to a face expressing your pain level.

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PITA clients have nothing to do with breaking pita bread and eating hummus with your editors. Today I’ve got in mind those difficult clients who can be a real pain in the A.
We all have a different PITA threshold. I think of those emojis in hospitals, where you’re asked to a face expressing your pain level.

One person hit with a hammer says it’s a 3; somebody else says it’s a 7.

Same with the editor who said they’d get urgent edits to you first thing in the morning, but only send them through in the evening. Ouch.

For some freelancers, that’s a 3; for others it’s a 7. Or a 9.9. 😉

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