TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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pretty amateurish stufflike humming and hawing over expense approval, then threatening to bin the lot over 50p of a difference, hinting about not renewing the contract, then trying to barter the daily rate down.
Demanding foreign travel but not providing any form of support whatsoever was also a favourite.
TBH I was dealing directly with the client for three months with no problem before they stuck their nose in and buggered everything up.
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