I’ve recently gotten back into baking. Monday I made cupcakes and cake pops with a new icing recipie and brought them to work.
Note: I’m a staff accountant and make decent money.
One of my coworkers, also an accountant, is getting married soon and asked if I could make cake pops in her colors, in lieu of a cake. I asked some details about what she wanted, crunched a few numbers, and came up with a price that included all the materials and a fair hourly rate. It amounted to $1.50 per cake pop.
She starts pouting about how expensive that is and how she asked me so she could “get a deal” since I’m not a professional baker.
You’re damn right I’m not a professional baker. I don’t have the supplies discount or the speed that comes with experience. I’ll do you a favor but you’ll be paying for my work.
Note: I’m a staff accountant and make decent money.
One of my coworkers, also an accountant, is getting married soon and asked if I could make cake pops in her colors, in lieu of a cake. I asked some details about what she wanted, crunched a few numbers, and came up with a price that included all the materials and a fair hourly rate. It amounted to $1.50 per cake pop.
She starts pouting about how expensive that is and how she asked me so she could “get a deal” since I’m not a professional baker.
You’re damn right I’m not a professional baker. I don’t have the supplies discount or the speed that comes with experience. I’ll do you a favor but you’ll be paying for my work.
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