Genesis

I denied Friday's agency assignment. By the client's calculation, proofreading the 50–60-page marketing proposal was a 1pm–5pm job. The agency rep noticed that I sounded hesitant.
I reported that despite the improbable estimate—even 10 pp/hr would not satisfy the four-hour window—I was up for the challenge.
When the rep announced a pay rate below my stated minimum, we hit the brakes. Mutual apologies followed a swift exchange about margins; the job and my updated profile dissolved into their database.
Instead of facing Friday-afternoon on-site abandonment, I created Latent Print.