10 Signs You’re Being Exploited By A Client
Dedicated to someone who seriously helped me out with something important.
Dedicated to someone who seriously helped me out with something important.
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting someone who was just in the same(ish) position that I was in. For the sake of this article, we’re going to call her DeeDee.
She was on a freelancer platform and had a bunch of clients who were berating her, treating her terribly, and actively causing her serious stress.
I’ll be honest. There are moments in my life where I know I deserved the berating, but most of the time? Not really a thing. Unless you really botched something badly, there’s no need to berate a person, verbally attack them, or more.
Having worked with Deedee*, I can honestly guarantee that she didn’t deserve any sort of beratement. She is one of the most talented people I have ever worked with.
I had to sit her down and explain to her that she was being exploited. Like many freelancers (including myself), she hasn’t quite gotten her voice to demand her worth. She was allowing herself to get pushed around.
There are so many freelancers and business owners who are going through this. You don’t deserve exploitation. If any of these are true, you need to duck out ASAP. You’re being exploited.