Having dropped small things on occasion, I am not entirely sure anymore it is the right thing to do. Chances are, it will keep gnawing at you - maybe it is better to just fight for one's rights? It could also be good practice in case something bigger comes up eventually. Then you would already have established contacts with lawyers and what not.
On the other hand, lawyers are costly and in the end might not be able to help. They are prone to suggesting the most expensive course of action, because they get a share of the worth of the case. At least in Germany.
"Chances are, it will keep gnawing at you - maybe it is better to just fight for one's rights?"
There is a large opportunity cost here, since fighting could involve lawyers fees and lost time. I don't think assuaging "that gnawing feeling" is worth thousands of dollars. Learning to let go could be the more lucrative path.
I guess it can only be decided on an individual basis after all.
I think there was a similar discussion here recently, about somebody breaking lose all hell because a company screwed him over 20$. On the one hand it didn't make sense, on the other hand society needs somebody to step up and make a stink, otherwise companies that rip us off small amounts of money would proliferate.
I am not experienced with lawyers. It would be nice if it would be possible to just delegate this nasty stuff to somebody and forget about it (for a fixed fee?). I suppose rich people would just tell their secretaries to deal with it... Maybe some Indian company could step up and provide that service for cheap? Or would it work like that if you already had an established relationship with a lawyer you trust? First negotiations with lawyers seem painful.
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Having dropped small things on occasion, I am not entirely sure anymore it is the right thing to do. Chances are, it will keep gnawing at you - maybe it is better to just fight for one's rights? It could also be good practice in case something bigger comes up eventually. Then you would already have established contacts with lawyers and what not.
On the other hand, lawyers are costly and in the end might not be able to help. They are prone to suggesting the most expensive course of action, because they get a share of the worth of the case. At least in Germany.
"Chances are, it will keep gnawing at you - maybe it is better to just fight for one's rights?"
There is a large opportunity cost here, since fighting could involve lawyers fees and lost time. I don't think assuaging "that gnawing feeling" is worth thousands of dollars. Learning to let go could be the more lucrative path.
I guess it can only be decided on an individual basis after all.
I think there was a similar discussion here recently, about somebody breaking lose all hell because a company screwed him over 20$. On the one hand it didn't make sense, on the other hand society needs somebody to step up and make a stink, otherwise companies that rip us off small amounts of money would proliferate.
I am not experienced with lawyers. It would be nice if it would be possible to just delegate this nasty stuff to somebody and forget about it (for a fixed fee?). I suppose rich people would just tell their secretaries to deal with it... Maybe some Indian company could step up and provide that service for cheap? Or would it work like that if you already had an established relationship with a lawyer you trust? First negotiations with lawyers seem painful.