Clients Behaving Badly

Reading your story ...

Share your freelancing horror stories here.

It's completely anonymous.
We'll share the worst.

This helps me quantify the impact of badly behaving clients, so we can show the value of doing better.

This is not linked to your story in any way.

What percentage of your clients adequately support you to do your best work? *

How less productive are you, when not adequately supported? *

Would you avoid clients who treated you badly? *

Would you tell other freelancers about a client who treated you badly? *

What is your average day rate? *
(This is so we can quantify the cost impact)

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Too many freelancers are treated without respect.

This has a dramatic effect on both their mental health and the quality of their work.

As part of Leapers' mission to understand an improve mental health for freelancers - we're collecting examples of bad client behaviours, so we can help improve awareness of what causes negative impact - and identify what good looks like.

Join Leapers to hear the worst stories we collect.
And for resources to help you avoid them.