Last installment, and I think I figured it all out.

So I got a call from the client today inquiring if I received my reimbursement check. That’s unheard of in the entertainment world OR the business world....maybe even the SynthZone!

So what is it I did this time, that I didn’t have to go through hoops to get what I was entitled to? I thought about it all afternoon. What I did was...don’t waste any time going up against the enemy. Don’t hang around in the trenches. Attack immediately. State your case straight away, advise them of your recourse plan of action, be firm, show them you mean business, and give them a short time limit (7 days) to respond.

My feeling is the reason they canceled me the way they did was because they thought I was a slouch, and expected me to act like a slouch...i.e. run off with my tail between my legs. I guess when they realized I wasn’t born yesterday, they...reconsidered.

But, to be fair, they did act gentlemanly through the whole procedure. So, I’ll wonder forever was it because I explained to them that I was ready to enter into legal action and that going to Small Claims Court is not much different than spending time in Dante’s Inferno and only a step above taking a day trip to Purgatory. Or was it because I was lucky enough to have this issue with really genuine, good people. BTW, the organization was a large ethnic organization based in Europe. European folks DO have somewhat better business ethics.

Well, the check was in the mail, and now the money is in my pocket.

Mark