What happens when a simple one-day web project turns into a seven-week corporate odyssey? In this wild true story, a contractor gets hired for an "urgent" HTML page that should take 20 hours to complete, only to discover that large companies operate by their own bizarre rules of dysfunction.From mysterious disappearing assets to email chains that multiply like digital rabbits, from company-sponsored lunches that last longer than actual work sessions to code reviews that never review code—this is a masterclass in how corporate inefficiency can accidentally become a contractor's goldmine.But it's more than just a funny story about getting overpaid. It's a glimpse into the absurd world of enterprise project management, where urgency evaporates overnight, simple questions get buried under layers of bureaucracy, and sometimes the most ridiculous situations lead to the most valuable lessons about client relationships and business boundaries.A cautionary tale for contractors and employees alike about what happens when process becomes more important than progress."They turned courtesy into a weapon. Every question I asked got buried under a mountain of pleasantries and CC'd emails that went nowhere.""I felt like an archaeologist, digging through layers of email threads, hoping to find actual answers to my questions.""Sometimes the client's dysfunction can be more profitable than their efficiency. I spent seven weeks doing essentially one day's worth of work, and I got paid more than I ever had for any single project."

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