 I've said this before....
Friends, Family and Business don't mix. If you want to continue to ever communicate with these people ever again without wanting to slap the c**p out of them then run away. Recommend someone you know and trust...but Uh Uh!
I always find it hard to swallow that these people with bend over backwards to do the right thing when it comes to strangers but have no problem jepordizing relationships or taking advantage of 'good deals' that acquantances will give "out of friendship" <Yeah, like THEY won't pay you MORE because you're a friend...>
Is it just me? ARGH!
You're coming down to the wire here. Definitely write everything down very carefully, point by point and present it to the signers of the paycheck. NOW. If they don't sign you have to decide where you want to go with this. I sure would not want to be in your shoes. (even though in the past I'd be the first to do the same thing for 'family'. never again)
I agree, do NOT serve unless you are paid. You can nicely make that clear to the wedding party. I don't mean being handed a check when you're unloading chafers from your truck. I wouldn't even wait until the day before. You would need a little time to be able to decide if you want to proceed or not and they can perhaps get one of those restaurants that they contacted to fill the bill for...what? A hamburger and hotdog roast? Perhaps you could defer to accounting or some part of the culinary financial world that they wouldn't understand? (I know it's a stretch, but it depends on how much you want to remain friends, which from the reference to a certain female individual I'm guessing not) Plus that dad running around behind your back is ... no I'm not even going to go there.
H*ll, 22 bucks for your spread sounds like a steal.
I suppose they could go order 170 Whopper meals if they're worried about cost! (Just no toy until they finish their fries! LOL)
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