Don t be shy about using their Xerox machine and telephone, either. And help yourself to the company t-shirts, mugs, hats, and assorted knickknacks that are laying around. They come in handy at Christmas time, Chanukah, and Mother s Day. While you re waiting to get paid, keep in touch 10 to 12 times a day. Have Mom call and ask your client to send the check by the 15th because that s when the next payment on the dialysis machine is due.
Email can be just as annoying, uh, effective.
I worked for XYZ Corporation and the bastards never paid me. In your best Jersey accent, call your client and tell him you re Tony Soprano, you just bought his marker and the juice is running at five percent a week. This last technique has never failed. The Hand e men The Hand e men are John Moody and Doug Cox. For the last 15 years the boys have worked as free agent comedy writers and performers for corporate clients around the world.