New management refuses to pay consultant for his time, consultant conspires to get an important license revoked: 'If you want someone’s work, pay them!'

Management turnover can often lead to unforeseen consequences. Of course, new leadership means that change is inevitable, sometimes even for the better. That being said, in order for new leadership to be embraced and respected, there must be an opportunity for employees to make their voices heard.

The absence of a listening period in which a new boss learns how those reporting to them currently execute their tasks and responsibilities can backfire majorly on many levels. For starters, people will not appreciate it if they are immediately told that their entire approach to their respective jobs will be thrown out the window before they have an opportunity to explain to their new bosses why certain methods are necessary. 

Furthermore, this lack of communication could potentially hurt the company at large. If a new leader does not understand why something is done in a certain way, there is a strong chance that they just need to listen to those who have been managing said process for years before outright deciding that the whole methodology needs to be eliminated.

At the end of the day, it is in the best interest of all involved to have this period of communication during leadership transitions. Otherwise, employees will resent their new bosses, which could lead to even more turnover. Plus, the company could suffer as a result as well.

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  • In this instance, new management did not understand the value of the consultant that the company had been using for years. This went so far that the boss refused to compensate the consultant for the hours of work he put into a new project. After attempting to explain why this project took as many hours as it did, the new boss still proved unable to comprehend the purpose of the consultant's work.

    So, the consultant decided to prove his value in a different way. He ended up revoking an important license that the company needed in order to function properly. By disrespecting the consultant, this new boss vastly underestimated his contributions to the business. Let's just say he paid the price.

  • Two businessmen argue over strategy during an office meeting.
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  • "New management didn’t want to pay. I said goodbye."

    Don't ever let someone else dictate your value. Respect the work of others as equal to your own. If you have value, they have value.
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  • A longstanding client of mine went through personnel and management changes over the past year. Attitudes shifted. One of the new hires was dismissive and rude to me in a Zoom
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  • meeting EDIT: for something that was their fault. I noticed I was not being consulted as often which is fine. That's how life goes. New management contacted me for help. I quoted them one hour of my time. They fought back questioning how I kept my time and where my time was going.
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  • They refused to pay. So I ghosted them. Over the next couple months, I received one to two followup emails per week and at least five calls, all to voicemail.
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  • Eventually they relented and asked for the invoice. Nope. They stalked me on social media. I blocked them. I sent them another invoice for a different fee, a long established annual recurring cost. I told them
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  • nonpayment would result in revoking a license. They refused to pay the recurring fee but pleaded with me again on the other matter. I gave no response and today I revoked their license.
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  • And they're still stuck with their original problem. Moral of the story? If you want someone's work, pay them. They spent hours wasting time and quibbling over nothing when they could've simply paid a small fee to get the job done.
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  • I hope you and your colleagues are reading this, Amanda. And fuck you.
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  • RJack151 Lol. I hope Amanda actually reads this.
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  • delulu4drama Yeah, f*#k you Amanda
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  • Coder Joe1 There's too many people that feel they can justify their own worth by screwing over contractors.
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  • pdurante I haven't even met Amanda, and I already don't like her.
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  • kumquatrodeo Amanda is just trying her best. She has a lot on her plate now, and lord knows her home life is pretty shaky. Being rude to contractors is really all she has besides those weird circus clown fantasies.
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  • Fast Cloud_4711 Had a business order a license and not pay. Told me to come and get them as they were 4 states away. Filed suite, default award, place a lien. Get a call 3 years later and it's them and they can't get a loan they need to refresh equipment (a gym) because of the lien. Told Josh and Mellony to go fuck themselves. Kept tabs and found out later no one would lend to them and they folded.
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  • Pristine_Resident437 U DA MAN!
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  • krucz36 i got laid off from a corporate position where i was literally the only guy in the company who knew how to do what i did. the very next week they emailed me to see if i'd come in and "train" the QA guy to do my former job (i maintained and designed packaging in addition to graphics and stuff), i said sure, for training i charge 250/hour. no response. another week, they said can you come in for an hour at 150 i said sure. i handed their AR lady an invoice at 60 minutes and walked out. to
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