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