Definitions by DrMeuser

confriending 

When a someone expects special discount or other benefits above and beyond the ordinary from a service provider because of a friendly relationship, but then also expects all the benefits of a traditional customer/business transaction.

You give a neighbor or friend the discount over what you'd normally charge, and come over on the weekend, then they are confriending you by expecting all the same level of service you'd give a full paying client.

confriending by DrMeuser July 8, 2018

Client zoned 

To be client zoned is when someone who was thought of as a friend politely rejects another's interest in a friendly relationship by maintaining the formality of business etiquette.

I thought of the contractor we hired for our project as a friend, but when I invited them to coffee they clearly had client zoned me based on their reply that they don't meet with clients outside the office and would prefer to stick to e-mail for work communication.

Client zoned by DrMeuser July 7, 2018