I have a small level business consulting business with 3 clients. Two of which are great, easy-going, respect my opinions and pay well.

I have a third client who’s a very rich housewife (pays me the least) to do marketing for her insanely niche business.

She’s a relatively mean hearted person, i have seen her put down her cleaning staff, gardener, her husband etc. She has zero technology literacy and has even asked me to leave 1 star reviews from her account on places she doesn’t like to eat at.

When i first met her she drilled me with some of the most intrusive questions I’ve ever heard to verify that i do live in the same area. She asked me my parents names, schools, years of enrolment, proof i was not lying about the full-time office job I have, asked me to search my parents on LinkedIn.

One time i showed up 5 minutes late to one of our 50+ in person meetings (in 6 months) and she told me i look like i just woke up then had a 5 minute moment of telling me how i should fulfil my promises. For reference i would answer to her within minutes 15-16 hours a day

This is just her personality, working with her is a NIGHTMARE. She will tell me, I want this, i deliver. She then goes i spoke to my friend in marketing and they think we should do this. “Can you get it done tonight”, as she changes the entire project at 7:30PM on a Friday.

This goes on SO MANY times. I’ve done EXACTLY what she asks every fucking time and it makes me wanna pull my hair out.

She’ll tell me she will send me some things to edit for example and send it at 6PM asking for 3-4 hours of work to be done then. If i don’t reply to an email within 4-6 hours she will follow up via text or email.

She pays me 23 hourly (including our meeting times in that) and every week is different hours. She is also insanely cheap in the sense that she won’t want to spend any money on things that may help her, then a month later says “my friend recommends we get this service” WHICH IS WHAT I INITIALLY SUGGESTED.

Her pros – she’s connected to some of the richest people I’ve seen. Her network is ALL CEOs, COOs, VPs. She has promised me a referral, which I’m hoping for but i hate doing her work so much. Any advice?