Don't Make My Mistake

🇮🇹 Italy · ⚖️ Legal · 30-39

I signed a freelance contract without reading the liability clause

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What happened

I skimmed a 14-page contract because the project was starting Monday. A clause made me personally liable for any downtime. A server outage that was not my fault cost me €9,000.

What it cost

€9,000

Time lost

4 months

Emotional cost

Anxious

What I learned

Read the boring pages. The dangerous parts of a contract are never in the part you are excited about.

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