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Anonymous Stories: The Screen Share Nightmare with Luis Miranda | Aug 18, 2025
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In this final episode of the anonymous stories series, host Jen Van Horn is joined by mystery co-host Luis Miranda to share more listener submissions and Reddit finds covering everything from LinkedIn hypocrisy to cash payments gone wrong.This episode covers:Social media authenticity: A client who posts about work-life balance on LinkedIn while messaging across multiple platforms at all hours, highlighting the disconnect between public personas and actual behaviorToxic workplace dynamics: Stories of companies using layoffs as manipulation tactics, promotions without pay raises, and the satisfaction of watching terrible employers failProfessional boundaries: The importance of setting clear communication limits, using proper contracts, and not answering work calls/emails outside business hoursScreen sharing disasters: A hilarious tale of a client accidentally showing 23 porn tabs during a presentation while doing "research" for a Pornhub marketing campaignPayment nightmares: A marijuana company client paying $5,000 in cash through a bikini-clad girlfriend at a hotel, leading to awkward money-splitting scenarios and eventual ghostingBudget overruns: An account manager caught with a $50,000 project overage, emphasizing the importance of transparent client communication about costsSales vs. creative tensions: Stories of sales teams over-promising while sidelining creatives, and the rare satisfaction when clients demand to hear directly from the creative teamPayment structures: Detailed discussion of 50-25-25 payment schedules, the importance of upfront payments, and strategies for protecting yourself from difficult clientsJoin us next week for an open discussion! Bring your questions about the motion design industry, career advice, tools, or anything else you'd like to discuss with the community.Visit MondayMeeting.org for this episode and other conversations from the motion design community!SHOW NOTES:Monday Meeting PatreonMonday Meeting DiscordMondayMeeting LinkedInMondayMeeting InstagramMondayMeeting BlueskyMondayMeeting NewsletterLuis MirandaLuis Miranda IG
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In this final episode of the anonymous stories series, host Jen Van Horn is joined by mystery co-host Luis Miranda to share more listener submissions and Reddit finds covering everything from LinkedIn hypocrisy to cash payments gone wrong.This episode covers:Social media authenticity: A client who posts about work-life balance on LinkedIn while messaging across multiple platforms at all hours, highlighting the disconnect between public personas and actual behaviorToxic workplace dynamics: Stories of companies using layoffs as manipulation tactics, promotions without pay raises, and the satisfaction of watching terrible employers failProfessional boundaries: The importance of setting clear communication limits, using proper contracts, and not answering work calls/emails outside business hoursScreen sharing disasters: A hilarious tale of a client accidentally showing 23 porn tabs during a presentation while doing "research" for a Pornhub marketing campaignPayment nightmares: A marijuana company client paying $5,000 in cash through a bikini-clad girlfriend at a hotel, leading to awkward money-splitting scenarios and eventual ghostingBudget overruns: An account manager caught with a $50,000 project overage, emphasizing the importance of transparent client communication about costsSales vs. creative tensions: Stories of sales teams over-promising while sidelining creatives, and the rare satisfaction when clients demand to hear directly from the creative teamPayment structures: Detailed discussion of 50-25-25 payment schedules, the importance of upfront payments, and strategies for protecting yourself from difficult clientsJoin us next week for an open discussion! Bring your questions about the motion design industry, career advice, tools, or anything else you'd like to discuss with the community.Visit MondayMeeting.org for this episode and other conversations from the motion design community!SHOW NOTES:Monday Meeting PatreonMonday Meeting DiscordMondayMeeting LinkedInMondayMeeting InstagramMondayMeeting BlueskyMondayMeeting NewsletterLuis MirandaLuis Miranda IG
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