Jerk Friend Hires Friend As Photographer, Gives Ultimatum, Loses

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Eric Lund
Sep 19, 2021 11:00 PM EDT

There are some highly questionable moments among friends like this one who hit on their friend as a test or this one who demanded their mysterious package be delivered internationally. In times like these we should ask ourselves if people are actually our friends or if they just want something from us, be it wedding photos, help moving or international smuggling.

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    Font - Posted by u/Icy-Reserve6995 3 days ago 2 10 2 3 18 10 AITA for deleting my friend's wedding photos in front of them? Not the A-le I'm not really a photographer, I'm a dog groomer. I take lots of photos of dogs all day to put on my Facebook and Instagram, it's "my thing" if that makes sense. A cut and a photo with every appointment. I very seldom shoot things other than dogs even if I have a nice set up. A friend got married a few days ago and wanting to save money, asked if I'd shoot it f
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    Font - On the day of, I'm driving around following the bride as she goes from appointment to appointment before the ceremony, taking photos along the way. I shoot the ceremony itself, and during the reception I'm shooting speeches and people mingling. I started around 11am and was due to finish around 7:30pm. Around 5pm, food is being served and I was told I cannot stop to eat because I need to be photographer; in fact, they didn't save me a spot at any table. I'm getting tired and at this point
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    Font - I told the groom I need to take off for 20min to get something to eat and drink. There's no open bar or anything, I can't even get water and my two water bottles are long empty. He tells me I need to either be photographer, or leave without pay. With the heat, being hungry, being generally annoyed at the circumstances, I asked if he was sure, and he said yes, so I deleted all the photos I took in front of him and took off saying I'm not his photographer anymore. If I was to be paid $250,
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    Font - monOchrom · 3d Partassipant [4] NTA at all. You could have risked your health and they treated you like shit. 21.5k Reply Share Report Save Tanooki07 · 3d Partassipant [1]] Like the seriously expected her to work for 8.5 hours without food, with little water and no break. While let's be honest, she was doing this as a favour and not cause of the money. How did they think this would go. OP should tell her side before they come back. They're going to spin this to make OP sound evil.
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    Font - Cat_got_ya_tongue · 3d Colo-rectal Surgeon [32] They wanted mates rates but didn't even save you food? NTA. The dogs are much better people than these 'friends'
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    Human body - typelerror · 3d Pooperintendant [51] NTA. He told you to leave without pay and you called his bluff.
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    Font - AbbyBirb - 3d Pooperintendant [61] NTA. They took you off the guest list for this without mentioning it to you in advance. You went in with the expectation of $250 to take high quality pictures.. while also being a guest at their event (including a place to sit, eat & drink) And realistically, you did nothing but follow the grooms suggestion. Either continue being a photographer or forfeit your $250. What did the groom think that entailed? He would get all that work for free? Play stupid
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    Font - MeykaMermaid - 3d NTA. Who refuses to allow someone water or food? 2.5k Reply Share Report Save aSeaPersonByNight - 3d Colo-rectal Surgeon [31] My wedding coordinator made sure to point out that my catering contract accounted for a certain number of meals for the photographer, coordinator, caterers themselves, and other staff and team, and I just nodded like yeah, obviously, people gotta eat. When she told me that apparently it was NOT obvious to other people so now they have to write it
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    Font - 6ofh · 3d AssJe Enthusiast [5] NTA. That sounds horrible. I understand making rash decisions like this and then regretting them. But IMO that was not an assh. 'e move. Nobody who gives ultimatums can then fault people for choosing one of the two options presented. Like what kind of logic is that? Groom: OP you either choose 1. Or 2. OP: I choose 2. Groom: shocked pikachu.
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    Font - Agreeable-Froyo-603 · 3d NTA. How do people like this even exist?? Didn't know becoming a photographer meant you didn't need food or water.
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    Rectangle - RoyallyOakie · 3d Professor Emeritass [71] NTA...Giving a hungry person an ultimatum is a HUGE mistake. I hope they enjoy their memories, because the photographs aren't on the way.
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    Font - bamf1701 · 3d Colo-rectal Surgeon [44] NTA. You were working ridiculous hours without a break. Labor laws require breaks for employees at companies, so why not for you? No breaks for a 10 Hour event is insane, and 20 minutes is not unreasonable. You were taken advantage of (a professional would have known to negotiate a break in the contract). Unfortunately you now know why it is bad to mix friendship and business.
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