Re: Another Ethics Question

Aaron -

Not sure I understand the strong nature of a couple of the earlier posts, but I have to agree in their basic premise: quit and go after what you can get. Just don't count too heavily on being able to get much of it.

When I first started out (in the radio production business) and had to take whatever work I could get I dealt with one particularly sleazy agency guy. He could never possibly pay an invoice in under 60 days and usually wouldn't pay for the last session until he needed to book the next session. Hmmm, yet somehow he always had a new Mercedes.

Work that I would do in the hundreds of dollars he would turn around and bill to his clients in the thousands. How was that possible? One word: hutzpah. This guy was able to act like a big deal to the point where everyone of his clients was convinced he was a big deal.

He continued on his stellar arc for a few years, able to replace me when I grew tired of his BS, which I believe also happened eventually with the majority of his clients. Style can only get one so far before substance is required. Sound similar to your situation?

Do what you can to move on, just try these days to have somewhere to land before you leap. Or at least a few bucks in the bank to bridge the distance between jobs.