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Giving Design Clients Free Work Out of Frustration

Giving Design Clients Free Work Out of Frustration

Update: 2025-06-16
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Let’s talk about that moment where you’re so drained by a project that you start doing more just to end it. You’re not alone, but there’s a difference between overdelivering intentionally and handing over extras just to escape.

In this episode, I’m digging into why we overdeliver when we’re frustrated (and why it backfires), along with the emotional toll of dragging projects. We’ll also touch on why burnout doesn’t care how much you’re getting paid and how poor communication causes most boundary breaks.

And if you’re looking for a bit of practical advice there’s some bits on what to say when you don’t want to do more work outside of the initial agreement (even if the client offers to pay).

The anonymous confession: “Sometimes I get to the point with a frustrating client that I just give them additional patterns and social media stuff for free because I want the project to be done. Is this bad?”


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Giving Design Clients Free Work Out of Frustration

Giving Design Clients Free Work Out of Frustration

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