Sometimes, you end up working with someone– or trying to, as the case may be– with expectations far exceeding their budget.

For example, a redesign with a chosen bit of technology as the platform (which as the client, you are, of course, more qualified to choose than the developer), aesthetic for one of the highest-trafficked sites online (which of course, requires no more than goodwill to upkeep),  and a stipend of $120/day for two weeks.

But get this– if you finish on time, you get a bonus!

The best part of this entire endeavour was the assertion that client wasn’t “just looking for someone who needed a job.”

Apparently, this is a gig for the independently-wealthy, vanity-project oriented kind of professional, who is willing to work as a minimum wage contract employee… just because.