But that was also because he came 3 weeks early and I got the first flight the next day since there were no flights after 10pm when my wife called me and said “he’s coming.”

Thanks h My wife was understanding because I’m in enterprise software sales, and that client has resulted in me getting 800k in commissions over two years. So they paid for my house plus that kid’s college.

So while I agree with you if it is a one off meeting and you’re paid by the hour or a few hundred in commissions, once you’re talking six figures that can be the difference between paying for Stanford and Community college; I’ll keep the client happy.