What is up with this girl?

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Recently, the supervisor at the sandwich shop where I work noticed me drawing in my sketchbook and asked me if I would draw her a picture to send to her boyfriend in Iraq, if she paid me. I said, sure, so she gave me the specifications, and a week and a half later, I gave it to her. She loved it, said it was great, blah blah blah, and I said 'Thanks, is twenty dollars, okay?'
She was like 'Sure' and gave me the money the next day.
Fast foward to a few days ago. A coworker and I were talking and she mentioned that she really liked my art, and said I should sell more artwork. Another nearby coworker (who's a close friend of the supervisor who I did the picture for) yelled out 'YOU AIN'T GONNA GET ANY BUSINESS IF YOU CHARGE TOO MUCH FOR YOUR PICTURES!
Dumbfounded, I said, 'Excuse me?'
She said, 'Yeah, you charged (supervisor's name) too much for that picture you did for her.' (I thought $20 was an acceptable price for the amount of work that went into it, and she agreed to it as well)
I said to her, 'Well, if (supervisor's name) thought my price was too high, she should've said something'.
During this whole conversation, said supervisor was standing nearby, but said nothing.
I'm really POed, because she tells me that she loved the picture, and then turns around and gossips to her loudmouthed friend that she thinks the price was too high. What's up with her behavior?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I wouldn't even acknowledge it. Let alone give them my time being upset or angry. She paid you. She didn't say anything at the time. Low class ingrates is what I think. But everyone has their opinion. 

Bottom line. You drew a picture which you love doing. And then you got paid for it.  Sounds pretty smart to me. I hope you bought yourself something nice. Although $20 doesn't seem to go too far these days.

? · Answer

the supervisor is a weenie.  if she thought it was too high...she should have said something to YOU. but honestly...twenty bucks for a hand drawn sketch is a bargain.  the friend is a loud mouthed idiot for getting involved...it wasn't her business...period!  and once again...the supervisor is a weenie for standing there like a moo cow and doing/saying nothing while the loudmouth shouted!

always give your prices upfront to avoid cheap a$$ people like this!

Anonymous · Answer

Only YOU know how much your work is worth. Only YOU know how much time and effort went into it. 

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Beware though, in any type of "business" you will always have haters and critics (who usually have zero talent and no legitimate basis for their opinion) You will have people that will try and bring you down, just for the fun of it. You will have people try and make you question your talent, just because they can.

And then you get the kind of people who make it all worth it... friends that stand by you and support your creativity and passion. Customers who appreciate the -work of art- you produced that they could not.. And Fans who can't wait to see what's next. 

-"keep on truckin".. it's the only way to find out where your creativity will take you
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? · Answer

Maybe she didn't? Maybe she just said she bought the picture from you? Did she directly tell you she thought the price was too high?... Think about that. Now, if she did, sometimes people just express their thoughts to another person to release steam. You said her boyfriend is in Iraq? That can put enough pressure on someone, and many times the littlest thing can off set their attitude.

Maria · Answer

She is probably one of those people who are too shy to say anything or stand up for herself, a backstabber, or just arrogant and rude yet nice. There are lots of complex people out there.

Anonymous · Answer

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