I was laid off at a design company because they weren’t getting enough jobs to justify keeping me on.  I took a job in a kitchen to pay the bills while I started to develop some freelance clients.

A “friend” put me in touch with someone who needed to develop their branding.

Me: How much would you want to spend on this.

Client: Well, your friend said you’d probably do it for free because you’ve been scrubbing pots and aren’t even a real designer anymore.

Source: Clients from Hell