You're Fired!

Saw an interesting debate on a discussion board the other day--whether a company has the right to "fire" a client or customer who's difficult to deal with or somehow or another makes unreasonable demands.

Click one vote in the yea column.

As someone who's been self employed for better than 20 years, that's been one of the biggest pluses to my work regimen--if someone with whom I'm working isn't working out in my eyes (for whatever reason) I can terminate the relationship. Better that than continuing to gut out something you dread.

The same freedom should be available to everyone. Granted, there are some clients who are simply too valuable (read: paycheck is much too large) to cast adrift. But, in most cases, people from every side of a business relationship should be held responsible for their actions and demeanor--no matter if they're cutting the checks or receiving them.

Client or customer who's being a major league PITA? Cut 'em loose--life's too short.

Jeff