Caught a Little Lie
Few weeks back I’ve contacted a client via Email, with the request for content for their new website. I informed them that the design they approved is nearly coded, and by week’s end we’ll be ready to populate the pages with their information. Several busy weeks later, with no word from the client I decided to send another Email. If no reply came within a business day or two, I planned on a phone call - just in case.
The second Email received a prompt response, and declared that the content was forwarded after our initial request. “We need to meet” became the second urgent option. I am not sure exactly how much time need have passed before we were contacted to verify that the sent content was indeed received on our end, but I digress.
Narrowing down a meeting time for the next day - again via Email, this time without brownouts - I happened to be passing near the client’s shop, and subsequently decided to poke my head in with hopes of a quick resolution right there and then. On arrival, I was informed that the key individual is in, and would be done with a client in a few minutes.
“Did you want to wait?” asked the receptionist.
“Does he have time between this and the next appointment, or, is this the last one of the day?”
A quick glance at the schedule confirmed that no other clients have been scheduled for this day.
“I’ll wait then.”
Several minutes later, my client was done with their appointment.
“I was just in the area, and though we could have a quick chat, get everything going again as soon as possible.”
“I can’t.” The quick answer came across as dismissive. “I’ve got other appointments coming up. We’ll need to meet tomorrow, say around noon?”
“Tomorrow at noon works. See you then.”
And so, it seems, I Caught a Little Lie.