YYouYou
Held the line — no new work until they pay
Confidence72%
The unpaid-invoice historyHeld firm
“That deadline is leverage, not a cliff. They need us more than they'll say.”
The Sunday Table · the room opened
Everyone at your table held the line — except Sarah, who did what most of the crowd did and took the work.
Four of you read the deadline as a bluff. Sarah read it as a relationship worth more than one unpaid invoice.
SSarah
The outlierTook the work to keep them
Confidence68%
The CMO's private noteThe renewal dateChanged their mind
“The relationship outlasts one invoice. Don't torch it over pride.”
MMarcus
Held the line — no new work until they pay
Confidence61%
Went in blind — no cluesHeld firm
“You never reward a late payer with more rope.”
PPriya
Held the line — no new work until they pay
Confidence55%
The unpaid-invoice historyChanged their mind
“Almost folded. Then didn't.”
TTom
Held the line — no new work until they pay
Confidence49%
The renewal dateHeld firm