A neighbor's free color fix request opened my eyes to setting limits

I told her our training and products cost a lot (it's not just playing with hair). Doing free jobs hurts all of us who work hard in this trade.

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anna5715d ago

Actually I've found most people get it if you explain it right.

paul_fisher199d ago

So was this the first time you had to shut down a request like that, or had you been getting smaller asks from people for a while before this one finally made you set the hard rule? I feel like sometimes friends and neighbors are the worst for assuming your skills are just a hobby.

wendy7308d ago

Oh man, when you said friends and neighbors assume it's a hobby, that's so true. @paul_fisher19, I had a buddy ask me to build a whole website for his side business because he thought I just did it for fun on weekends. Another time, my neighbor knocked on my door at 10 PM wanting free tech support for her phone, like I'm just on call. I mean, idk, maybe it's just me but that stuff adds up. It finally got to me when my cousin expected me to edit a video for her wedding for free, and that's when I had to set the hard rule.