Clients From Hell: the ultimate ragefest

[AdinX]

Clientsfromhell.net

Clients from hell is a website where designers, private contractors and general self-employed persons share their stories of stupidity amongst their clients. I only recently discovered the site, and as someone who considers the field of graphic design a possibility, I find this de-motivating AND amusing (look like I'll stick to marketing.)

Anyways, go through and pick your favorites, share 'em and laugh at the simpletons or try and defend them.

AdinX's Favorite

[Ad Bot]

[Nikolan]

The client requested a 10-minute video explaining the company’s new product and science behind that product. The video took about 3 weeks to complete, but before it was released, the client had us shoot another video of just him explaining what was about to be watched in the main video. The explanation of the explanation turned out longer than the video he contracted, and he refused any cuts.


I was hired to design a booklet.

CLIENT: This is okay, but I want to see it in a simpler, bolder font and without the gradient on the cover (in addition to a few other very specific changes).

ME: No problem, I’ll send the revised files tomorrow.

I send the revised files.

CLIENT: I don’t like this new version at all.

ME: I’m sorry, I thought I implemented all your changes. What would you like to see instead?

CLIENT: You’re the designer. You should be creative and not take what I say so literally. You should push back if you think something else will work better.

ME: (ggmmhrpphh) Okay, sure. I’ll send some new ideas over.

I send over more versions.

CLIENT: I really don’t like this. You’re not listening. I don’t understand why you didn’t just do what I asked you to do the first time.

[Nasoa]

"Nothing personal, but I don’t think you should be involved with the budgeting/financial part of it at all. Because you’re a designer. And a female. But that’s okay! There’s nothing wrong with being a female or a graphic designer."

[Nikolan]

oh my loving god

[Zeblote]

lmao

[AdinX]

oh my loving god

Think about it
these people are our parents age
this is what some of us will be dealing with in 5-15 years
kill yourself while it's still seen as a tragedy

[Yosher]

My client asked me to design a website for them. After asking what they are looking for and some back and forth, I made a mock-up in Photoshop and emailed them the picture.

CLIENT: Looks really nice. But I don’t like the border.

ME: What border?

CLIENT: The border on your picture.

After over a half hour trying to figure out what border she was talking about and not finding a solution. I travelled to her office and looked at the picture on her computer. The border she was talking about was the actual background in the “FotoViewer” software she used to view the picture I had sent.

LOL

[Night Fox]

let me guess do you browse imgur

[KillerCop311]

CLIENT: I need it to arouse the customer’s attention.

ME: To be clear, when you say arouse the customer’s attention -

CLIENT: I mean, if they got an erection, the ad is doing its job.

ME: Got it.

[AdinX]

let me guess do you browse imgur

I do, imgur inspired me to share the site

[Night Fox]

I do, imgur inspired me to share the site

hahahahaha I am the best

anyway yeah it's funny stuff. but not as funny as other things. funny tho

[Anti-Block]

this is like the reverse of 27b/6

[RedJohn]

I quoted a potential client for some work and hadn’t heard back.

Then, I got the following email from the client’s wife, sent to her husband (with me CC’d by accident):

CLIENT: Can’t we just get find cheap Mexican to do it for, like, 20 bucks?

My quoted price was $5000. Needless to say, I never heard back from the client again.

[Bester Bageler]

There is a reason this is listed under top stories

Client: “I don’t like the type.”

Me: “What don’t you like.”

Client: “I don’t like how it goes all to one side.”

Me: “You mean ranged left.”

Client: “Yes, yes, arranged left.”

Me: “How do you want it?”

Client: “To be the same on both sides.”

Me: “Justified?”

Client: “I don’t have to justify anything for you. I own the loving company.”