What people keep running into with client management
Complaints tagged client management, each raised by more than one person. One-off posts are not included.
23 recurring problems · 163 people · 27 forums we read
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- 2Contractors asking for admin access but not knowing basic ITUnqualified contractors frequently request full administrative control over infrastructure while failing to understand basic IT tools like firewalls, virtualization, or web servers. This leaves companies vulnerable because these contractors do not know how their requested changes will impact production systems.
- 2Should you charge clients when you switch their software tools?Charging clients for a tool migration you initiated for your own operational or quality improvements is widely considered unfair because they didn't ask for the change. Attempting to bill them for this labor risks damaging the client relationship over a transition that offers them no direct requested benefit.
- 2Homeowners with unrealistic expectations and low landscaping budgetsResidential landscaping clients frequently demand lush tropical designs on tiny budgets and then blame contractors when plants die from neglect like failing to run irrigation. This constant friction causes severe burnout for professionals who spend hours managing customer emotions instead of doing their work.
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