Serious help with "boss" needed!

[Randi]

Kim, I agree with the others, you should bill her for the prints. If she refuses to pay, then end the business with her. She can't get it done cheaper than you do if you charge her the actual cost, so she'll come running back and beg you, I bet. She may try to get another to do it, but that person will get fed up with her in no time!

When John worked for a friend who owns a Bar, this guy wanted him to print A3 posters, but he was a really nice guy and bought the printer, as these posters were the only jobs he needed it for.

Good luck! I hope new customers will come your way!

[beeniesmom]

Something similar has happened to me:

My boss is out of town a lot and we don't have petty cash here. Whenever I need to mail stuff, I go and do it and save the reciept. Without saying anything to her, I leave the reciepts on her desk and post it saying "should I cut myself a check for this"?

You could try saving your ink cartridge reciepts and make a little spreadsheet for her adding in time, electricity and other costs. Kindly give it to her and say: I wouldn't bug you about this for a few sheets but since this is occurring so often I have to start charging you for this work. It's getting too pricey for me to do on a regular basis for free. I hope you understand.

EDIT*** I just read the above. This is not about a little Ink. This woman is clearly taking advantage of you. I would break it off immediately. She is just trying to make a buck off of you. Get away from this situation. AND she had no right to charge you for the referral. You don't have any written agreement so I'd tell he to go to hell.