There’s a lot to discuss about what to do after the point of no return, and here’s one part.
As I alluded to in the first email (and a couple of readers called out the same), the first step is to avoid clients like this altogether. That’s why you should always apply a dinner date test or something equivalent.
Here’s another way of seeing the situation.
A while ago, I read a story about a motorcyclist. The rider was on his motorcycle in the left lane of the highway. There was a double solid line between the left and middle lanes. So vehicles in the middle lane were not allowed to move into the left lane.
Since there was no traffic in the left lane, the motorcyclist was driving at full highway speed. There was traffic in the middle lane however.
In a quick second, and to avoid the traffic, one car suddenly changed from the middle lane to the left lane. The rider didn’t have enough time to stop, and crashed into the car.
Now, who is at fault?
Yes, the car pulled an illegal maneuver. They are technically at fault. But the motorcyclist allowed himself to be in a dangerous position.
As a motorcyclist myself, the lesson I was taught early on was: never drive 20 km/h (12 miles/h) faster than the lane beside you.
The takeaway
Don’t put yourself in a vulnerable position that could expose yourself to danger. This applies to driving as much as Salesforce projects.