I had written a comment along those lines but I deleted it.. I'm a generous person by nature, in my personal life and as a SP, but I've realized that while some are appreciative, some people take advantage of it or start expecting it.I'm reading the last page and the thing with being generous is that it become the expected behavior. It's already hard with family and friends to be generous once because of specifics circumstances without future expectation. I can't imagine dealing with giving something extra in a service oriented context.
I have to take responsibility for my own actions too.. I can't really blame a client I've given a bunch of extra time for free to start expecting it, specially if he really enjoys seeing me. It can become hard setting that boundary without fearing losing the client.. I don't think I'm alone in this. Other SP, both indies and agency girls, have confided in me that they felt the same.
This doesn't mean clients should refuse a SP's generosity. I'm glad when I can make someone feel special




