Employee denied payment as micromanager declares him unworthy after alleged 'mediocre performance'

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    Don't want to pay me for the job I worked? Speakerphone will get you
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    Years ago, I worked on a video production shoot for a company in northern New Jersey. The day went well, I did my job and nobody said anything to me otherwise. I happened to connect with another camera operator this day, and got his business card. I invoiced the company for the work I had done, and noticed after 30 days that it was still unpaid. Sent the invoice again via email, still did not get paid. Reached out to the company
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    over the phone and they had the b Is to tell me they were not paying me for the days work I had done because "I did not do a very good job." This was obviously news to me as again, no one said anything to me the day of the shoot. Also, I did the work which means I get paid. Reached out to the other camera guy whose card I had gotten, and he told me they tried to pull the same thing with him. He sent a letter on a letterhead from a
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    law firm and forced the issue and got paid. I followed suit and did eventually get paid. Now fast-forward a year or two and I get a phone call one day. It's the same a le who was refusing to pay me. He has me on speakerphone and is asking about the logistics of an upcoming shoot and blah blah blah. I said "let me stop you for a second. Is this X of X company?" Him: "uh yeah"
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    Me: "You refused to pay me for a job I did 2 years ago and now have the audacity to assume I might work for you again? You're wrong. I don't work with unprofessionals like you" and hung up. So satisfying...hope everyone in the room heard that and that he felt like the d s that he is.
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    Bont_Tarentaal • 16h ago Here's hoping he sc d over too many people and now cannot get anybody to come and work for him.
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    redditorial_comment • 16h ago • i hope there was someone else in the room with him. some people are stunned enough they think using speakerphone even when they are alone makes them look / sound important.
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    Ex-zaviera 16h ago I hope you blacklist his company among your fellow professionals. They need to know.
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    Misa7_2006 15h ago • I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall at the meeting he was in. Hope it was full of people who were financially footing the bill for his "company" and realized just how big of a dirtbag the guy really is.
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    . fromhelley 16h ago • That was a great opportunity! Glad you made such good use of it!!
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    Ivndrhze 15h ago • • Hope being on speakerphone warned other people in the room with him on conducting business. great revenge lol
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    Rolaid-Tommassi • 11h ago • Plot twist.........act friendly, accept the gig and then just don't show up.
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    dd1134569h ago • I did lighting design for years. Company hired me for a 3 day show & $300 per 10 hour day, 1.5 after 10 hours. They owed me about $1200. Invoices yet never heard anything. Called and kept getting "We never got your invoice" or, "Waiting on client to pay us"
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    Four months down the road still no money. I filed a complaint with the State Labor Board and 48 hours later I had a check Owner called me, screamed and yelled about le I was! what an a
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    Fast forward 5-6 years. I was now very established in the industry. I was friends with most of his employees but never would work for them. Got a call from their manager. The LD on this tour got f d up, busted with was in and
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    They needed me for 7 weeks on literally zero notice; I had to fly that day. We negotiated, good deal, I flew out and things went great. A few weeks later the owner flew out to show face. He made a point of talking to me, thanking me, telling me how great of a job I was doing, how I really saved their blah....blah...
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    We were at FOH. After his s kupl looked right at him and said "Fk you Nick! You don't remember me do you? Don't speak to me again!" I did not buy another drink the entire tour nor did I ever work for them again
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    justaman_097 • 11h ago • Well played! Hopefully his potential client and/or financial backers were listening to the call.
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    eiileenie 8h ago • I'm a camera operator for live productions and reading this was the most satisfying story I have read on this sub
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    wiwcha 10h ago • You did it wrong. You should have lead him on, scheduled yourself and perhaps some other contractors that work under you, set up a whole dog and pony show and then ghost him the day of the scheduled s t.
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    bad s4102 16h ago • • Absolutely love that you stood your ground! It's wild how some people think they can just get away with not paying for work. You turned the tables on him perfectly—what a satisfying moment! Hopefully, he learned that professionalism goes both ways.
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    helpmerhombus • 16h ago • Speakerphone revenge is the BEST revenge.
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    SingingSabre • 9h ago • I'd accept the job then, the day before, tell him he needs to settle his outstanding invoice, with interest, first.

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