Client sent a call on 4am on Sat, can I firmly say no?

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Yes. Spend time making a meme to post on the meme bowls instead.

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Say hell no

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U shld reply 'are u sure u got the date and time right.. something seems off. Kindly revisit'

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Where’s the meme?

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They are punishing you for something. Decline and propose a decent time. Stand your ground

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Assuming not a mistake (wrong time zone selection) then politely but firmly tell them to f**k off

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Reply with a meme? 🧐

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Plz fix meme

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Accept and then no-show. Watch them try to explain it.

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Lol I love this 😂

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I would

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Who is stopping you?

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Me personally, I’d ask if it was a mistake or just not respond at all depending on the client.

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Absolutely not , not even on a Tuesday.

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So did you finally attend or decline?

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I would start with I have s meeting with myself at that time in my sleep

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4am?

What? Is there any time zone in which the day and time of that call is okay?

Depends on the client - if it’s a friendly id probably hope on the phone for a few minutes. If it’s someone that’s a pita I probably wouldn’t. If it’s the evp sponsor of our work I would try to reschedule but probably would attend if it wasn’t a regular thing.

Oh....lmao, I missed the 4am part. Hell no.

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No 😏

Is your client going live with software on a Saturday? Because that's the only scenario I could imagine in which that'd be even okay to ask for that meeting. If not, then I would decline. 4am on a Saturday is absolutely insane.

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