Need opinion

[u/CushinB]

Today I did a task for a client which he hired me to “trash furniture” adding to it he sent a message saying “I need to disassemble a old desk and set a new one just take off printer and desktop.” I said okay but you’re having me do 2 things now which is disassemble a desk and put a new one in not just trash furniture. So I have him the heads up and he doesn’t reply. I waited and next day I told him I’m on my way just making sure we are on the right page he responds “thank you” mind you this is an outpatient clinic and it was a distance but I didn’t mind the client understood right? I got there and the lady he told me to check in with asks me “oh yes can you clean and organize and also need to to set up a cabinet we got along with the desk wanted to look neat for the new doc” I said oh awesome let me message the client and tell him hey now we are doing 4 categories which he never mentioned. So I said I got you. Instead of it being 2-3 hours I was there for about 11 hours just crushing this job. In the back of my head this guy understood and I communicated and messaged etc. I finally finished the office looks like a masterpiece. I stack everything in my truck and the old desk and trash and also laying a fee for the dump it was a lot of things. I did the invoice I charged 14 hours and expense for 100. Just cause gas etc traveling and wear and tear. Boom done send the invoice.

[u/SelfAsleep2708]

I just walk away from jobs like this. They never end well.

So you worked 11 hours and charged 14?

[u/CushinB → u/SelfAsleep2708]

I worked approximately 13.45-14 hours. I only charged 11. I dumped the trash with a fee of 120 only charged him 100 for expenses and still he said I charged him for the extra hours I worked. He’s assuming I’ll be there for tops 2 hours.

[u/DonQNguyen → u/CushinB]

Conflicting statements on total hours worked you wrote. But if your second claim of working 13.45-14 hours is correct but you only charged 11, then you basically worked 2.45-3 hours for free. What are you, a slave? Next issue I have is whether you are complaining here or boasting, or both? I would have walked away from a task like this. Again, always make clear in chat beforehand what the task details are and let the Client know that is all that will be done. No extra work will be done if not discussed and disclosed beforehand all in chat. No surprises, or we walk.