Early on January 14, I received an e-mail from my boss on a textbook project: "Please let me know when may I expect the second batch of copyedited files."
I scrambled and sent the requested batch of files by lunchtime.
Forty-five minutes later, I received this email: "Thank you for your email. I will respond when I return on 16th January."
On January 16, this appeared in my in-box: "Can I expect the next batch of copyedited files on 20th Jan?"
"Have a great weekend," she added, with no apparent irony.
A self-employed friend said he sometimes imposes what he calls a "stupid tax: when you do or request stupid stuff, it costs extra."
Unfortunately, I'd already agreed to a fee for this textbook.
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