After an initial meeting with Ryan Nunes at his father's business I began working on their database. Things went well over the weeks and months of work and meetings, no significant issues were raised, however there came a point I had to move and could not continue the work. I told Ryan and his sister Debra weeks before and they seemed to understand and had me continue working. Several days before I left I delivered the database at the point where I had reached and tried to elicit payment.
I was told by Ryan to send an invoice because Debra was not in a good mood even though 30ft away she was smiling and talking. I did this and then enquired about payment. I was told to call him on his cell the next day, which was a public holiday. He never picked up or returned my call.
I could not reach his cell so I called his office next business day and was given an excuse and was told to call again over the cell on Saturday. Needless to say this did not work out either or Sunday morning. I got feed up and started calling all the Nunes in the phone book until I found his house number.
By this time I thought there was no point in not saying what I thought, which was that I would never be paid. I was given every assurance that I would be paid, excuses as to why I hadn't been paid already and reprimanded about calling at his home on the weekend.
Going on five months later I still have not been paid and only after a letter, an email and a fax did I get a response not only rejecting my bill and suggesting a settlement for 30% of my invoice but that legal action could be taken against me for doing what I now am, going public.
Fitzgerald
Mt. Hope
Trinidad and Tobago
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