I have been talking around a similar topic a few times lately with some of my business partners so I was curious to read Seth Godin's post on Toxic Employees. This paragraph caught my eye ...

"Managers can hire the non-toxic, re-assign the toxic and be really clear with themselves that they're willing to pay almost any price to keep toxic employees away from everyone else."

I especially liked the bit about being willing to pay almost any price to keep toxic employees away from everyone else. As a small development shop that doesn't at yet have employees I am more interested in this idea as it applies to Toxic Clients.

I am making some kind of resolution around the idea of Toxic Clients and being willing to pay almost any price to avoid them. Notice ALMOST any price. I guess if I am starving I might bend but in conversation of late I have mused as to what the design/development world would e like if more providers simply refused to work with toxic clients.

Don't say you don't know who they are. I am convinced that there are usually so e tell tale signs. Just wondering if I am game to stick to my guns and say "Thanks but no thanks"