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The "Fuck You. Pay Me." slide aggravates me. No matter how you dress it up with asterisks, you're still swearing and showing a lack of class. I agree that a l

The "Fuck You. Pay Me." slide aggravates me. No matter how you dress it up with asterisks, you're still swearing and showing a lack of class. I agree that a large part of freelancing is making money (getting paid), but there are nicer ways to say it. The rest of the presentation is really well put together, but this particular slide seems out of place.

veenix 14y ago
If you actually read the article, you will see that the slide that you're referring to is sarcastic. The actual text just says the facts and is not laced with profanity or emotional words.
jwwest 14y ago
This is a reference to an infamous talk given by Mike Monteiro who's infamous in the design community. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZGra65Nob4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZGra65Nob4
- SkyMarshal 14y ago
  Which in turn was a reference to Goodfellas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ydqjqZ_3oc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ydqjqZ_3oc
- megrobichaud 14y ago
  Heh yeah, I was referring to the Mike Monterio talk. But in the actual talk that I'm giving at the school I changed it to "Hey you. Pay me" if that makes you feel better?
- Udo 14y ago
  I'm not sure why he or the talk is considered infamous. (Full version here: http://vimeo.com/22053820 http://vimeo.com/22053820) When a client orders work to be done, that work should be billed as agreed and then the client should pay for the work they ordered. In design and web development, there seems to be some moral confusion among some clients whether they actually have to pay for the work the ordered. The speaker argues, and I believe rightly so, that this is bullshit.
dusing 14y ago
"Fuck You. Pay Me." is a pretty well established philosophy, not just a curse word. https://vimeo.com/22053820 https://vimeo.com/22053820
driverdan 14y ago
The only thing that aggravates me about it is that she put an asterisk in "Fuck" as if it makes some kind of a difference.

veenix 14y ago

If you actually read the article, you will see that the slide that you're referring to is sarcastic. The actual text just says the facts and is not laced with profanity or emotional words.

jwwest 14y ago

This is a reference to an infamous talk given by Mike Monteiro who's infamous in the design community. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZGra65Nob4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZGra65Nob4

SkyMarshal 14y ago
Which in turn was a reference to Goodfellas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ydqjqZ_3oc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ydqjqZ_3oc
megrobichaud 14y ago
Heh yeah, I was referring to the Mike Monterio talk. But in the actual talk that I'm giving at the school I changed it to "Hey you. Pay me" if that makes you feel better?
Udo 14y ago
I'm not sure why he or the talk is considered infamous. (Full version here: http://vimeo.com/22053820 http://vimeo.com/22053820) When a client orders work to be done, that work should be billed as agreed and then the client should pay for the work they ordered. In design and web development, there seems to be some moral confusion among some clients whether they actually have to pay for the work the ordered. The speaker argues, and I believe rightly so, that this is bullshit.

dusing 14y ago

"Fuck You. Pay Me." is a pretty well established philosophy, not just a curse word. https://vimeo.com/22053820 https://vimeo.com/22053820

driverdan 14y ago

The only thing that aggravates me about it is that she put an asterisk in "Fuck" as if it makes some kind of a difference.