A very interesting topic of conversation recently came up on the Walls & Ceilings Web site bulletin board (www.i-boards.com/bnp/wc/) regarding the question, "Is it ever OK to leave a job unfinished if the circumstances of the job become intolerable?" It must be in the air because coincidentally, Jim Olsztynski's Smart Business column this month offers 12 reasons to just say no. Some snippets from the bulletin board conversation:
"I am talking about starting a job and after you are in the middle of it, finding out that the guy is insane and may be dangerous! This guy that went out of his way to make our job impossible to do. He tried to blackmail me and threatened not to pay me for any apparent reason. I ran the job the same way I always do and everyone has been happy so far!"