The Price Of Every Shortcut: How A Small Lie Nearly Cost Me Who I Was

Like the old man who brought in his laptop just because it was “acting slow.” A few unneeded software installs, a long “cleaning process,” and I could charge him a hundred bucks for five minutes of work.

I didn’t lie. I just… exaggerated. Framed things in a certain way. Always gave clients an invoice with lots of technical terms. Most never asked questions.continue reading …