I would say a bit off but within the realm of sanity. The laptop & e-mail things is not unusual and a not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. Communicat

I would say a bit off but within the realm of sanity. The laptop & e-mail things is not unusual and a not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. Communication could be better and BCC should have been used. But e-mail addresses are not exactly secret. The joining calls is a pretty big red flag. But seems to have reasonable logic behind it. It sounds like you're going to be the expert & primary user of these vendor's software. Probably best for both sides if you're involved ASAP. In the end, 4-5 hours worth of unpaid calls isn't that big of a deal. Not a bad thing either to start working with a favor in the bank.