I am a streaming video specialist that produces and also implements web video.
When I went to deliver the video, heres what I got:
Me: Here's my invoice.
Client: Invoice? For what? This pilot was free.
Me: I don't work for free. This is the planet Earth, not fantasyland. I never said free, and Pilot was your word. Pilot does not mean free and I never said free.
Client: Well, we will give you something "fair" for the work.
Me: "Fair is what this invoice says, $5000.00. I am an expert and I get paid like one. You knew my hourly rate because we discussed it. Why would we discuss rates if I supposedly said this was free?"
Client: "Well, we're not paying that much for it. I may be able to get a thousand for you. Call me and remind me about it every day until it is resolved."
Me: "Do I look like a fu**ing secretary to you? Now I am going to show you what happens when people try to make me kiss their ass."
I placed the VHS tape on the floor and stomped on it, turned and walked out.