| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: Have you ever sent the invoice of a client to another one? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Once I was about to do it, but fortunately I always check. On the other hand, I get a few wrong invoices from my suppliers...
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| | | | Marjolein Snippe 
Netherlands
Local time: 07:35
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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I actually thought I was working for one client, when the job was in fact for another with an almost identical name.
When I finally realised what had been going on (prompted by client A, who didn't understand the invoice I had him which should have gone to client B), it all made sense as the client (client B) had been so much less organised than I had come to expect of client A.
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when e-mailing the invoice, since their e-mail adresses (and names) are very similar.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 07:35
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Not that I recall. On one occasion, I may have sent an invoice mistakenly to a client with a similar name (Fernández) or in a similar department, then quickly realised my mistake, but it's not a common occurrence.
| | | | Doan Quang
Vietnam
Local time: 12:35
Member
English to Vietnamese
I luckily have not made this mistake.
| | | | Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 14:35
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
But one of my clients did so in grand style.
Something to enjoy over your morning cuppa. Read on...
My ex-client was doing the technical writing for Company A which, as part of the contractual agreement, insisted that my client must not "under any circumstances" do work for Company A's competitors. Well, guess what my ex-client did - they went and started doing work for Company B, a direct rival of Company A. This was writing for a very specialist field an... See more But one of my clients did so in grand style.
Something to enjoy over your morning cuppa. Read on...
My ex-client was doing the technical writing for Company A which, as part of the contractual agreement, insisted that my client must not "under any circumstances" do work for Company A's competitors. Well, guess what my ex-client did - they went and started doing work for Company B, a direct rival of Company A. This was writing for a very specialist field and required a good deal of expertise which my ex-client decided they needed to apply elsewhere since they were locked into a very prohibitive non-competitive agreement.
One day, one of the writers sent a file with a draft of a document he'd written for a product to Company B. Well, that's what he thought. He'd sent it to the person-in-charge at Company A. Tee hee! 
Well, the whatsit hit the fan and Company A blew a gasket. The VP of my ex-client which employed 20,000 people at the time was hauled into front of the Manager at Company A to be dragged through burning coals. After the mother of all rollockings, my ex-client was given a choice "Us or them!" They chose Company B because it had better name value. However, Company A went on to grab the lion's share of that market and produce lots of products which needed manuals, which would have been my ex-client's job had they chosen differently.
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| | | | | I have sent an invoice to the wrong branch of the same client | Apr 7, 2016 |
I sent an invoice for the Swedish office to the Norwegian office. No big deal - I just had to confirm to the Swedish accounts department that they only needed to pay me once, as the Norwegians had forwarded it, and I sent it myself when I discovered my mistake.
Far more frequently, I send a mail without the invoice attachment, but I discover that as a rule when I do an extra check after I have sent all the month's invoices.
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Adnan Özdemir
Türkiye
Local time: 08:35
Member (2007)
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Mistakenly, once, the invoice gone to a German agency (ca. amount 7500€). They was very shocked about this matter...
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| | | | Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 01:35
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i do not think so - but I also find it hard to see the relevance of this question, even in a light-hearted or humorous vein.
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It's good practice to send small clients a mahoosive bill addressed to a big-name client (real or imagined) every now and again so they know how lucky they are to have you.
It really boosts your prestige.
| | | | | Worse than that | Apr 7, 2016 |
...woould be to send them another client's bill whom you charge a lower rate.
I wonder if it might not be a good idea, conversely, to send, accidentally on purpose, a bill with a much higher rate to reinforce our arguments that we really should be charging more....
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Mario Chavez (X)
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| Not that I recall | Apr 7, 2016 |
It's Thursday here in Ohio, USA. I suppose it's lightweight poll question day.
| | | | Marjolein Snippe
Netherlands
Local time: 07:35
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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Chris S wrote:
It's good practice to send small clients a mahoosive bill addressed to a big-name client (real or imagined) every now and again so they know how lucky they are to have you.
It really boosts your prestige.
... than rejecting translation requests?
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Marjolein Snippe wrote: Chris S wrote:
It's good practice to send small clients a mahoosive bill addressed to a big-name client (real or imagined) every now and again so they know how lucky they are to have you.
It really boosts your prestige.
More than rejecting translation requests?
Not only do they feel inadequate because their jobs are just so poxy in comparison, but they feel inspired by the much higher rate you bill this other customer.
I should do webinars.
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