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An app for Santa to track gifts and children's associated good deeds to earn them. And this guy is quibbling over being asked to leave a developer a 5-star revi

by logn 13y ago

An app for Santa to track gifts and children's associated good deeds to earn them. And this guy is quibbling over being asked to leave a developer a 5-star review and $800. Sure, you shouldn't hassle clients for good reviews, but maybe you also shouldn't expect people half way around the world to have perfect business etiquette. Besides, every time I go to a store or call a customer service line, plenty of Americans ask me to fill out a review and also often ask if I'm totally happy with their service. This isn't much different.

ye 13y ago
What if he doesn't want to leave a 5-star review? He paid for the project, which included the source code. The source code needs to be delivered.
- logn 13y ago
  If the client refused to leave a 5-star review, I'd speculate the developer would improve the project such that he would get a 5-star review. I think it's his way of saying, "we're not done until you're totally satisfied". Of course, the developer went about it in a rude way, but that's exactly what you can expect hiring someone from a totally different culture than ours whom you've never met. Basically this entrepreneur is complaining that being an engineering manager isn't 100% easy. And then he concludes by saying that being an engineer is totally do-able and probably easier than managing. lol
  - ye 13y ago
    I wouldn't leave a 5-star review simply because the developer requested to get paid earlier than the agreed upon schedule. If he doesn't honor what he agreed to, he doesn't deserve 5 stars.
- chii 13y ago
  I m sure the dev knows that as soon as he gets anything less than a 5 star review, his livelyhood might be destroyed. Withholding the source is one way to pressure clients to give good reviews. Whether this is justified or not, the $800 isn't worth a less-than-5-star review. If the client is a dick and leaves a crap review even if their specs were satisfied, what's the dev to do? The problem is actually the review system - there is no auto-correcting feedback loop.

by logn 13y ago

ye 13y ago

What if he doesn't want to leave a 5-star review? He paid for the project, which included the source code. The source code needs to be delivered.

logn 13y ago
If the client refused to leave a 5-star review, I'd speculate the developer would improve the project such that he would get a 5-star review. I think it's his way of saying, "we're not done until you're totally satisfied". Of course, the developer went about it in a rude way, but that's exactly what you can expect hiring someone from a totally different culture than ours whom you've never met. Basically this entrepreneur is complaining that being an engineering manager isn't 100% easy. And then he concludes by saying that being an engineer is totally do-able and probably easier than managing. lol
- ye 13y ago
  I wouldn't leave a 5-star review simply because the developer requested to get paid earlier than the agreed upon schedule. If he doesn't honor what he agreed to, he doesn't deserve 5 stars.
chii 13y ago
I m sure the dev knows that as soon as he gets anything less than a 5 star review, his livelyhood might be destroyed. Withholding the source is one way to pressure clients to give good reviews. Whether this is justified or not, the $800 isn't worth a less-than-5-star review. If the client is a dick and leaves a crap review even if their specs were satisfied, what's the dev to do? The problem is actually the review system - there is no auto-correcting feedback loop.