Completely unscientific of course, but a quick polling of the Twitterverse has yielded some interesting results as to what the biggest annoyances for freelancers are.

The results, somewhat unsurprisingly, focus on the behaviour of certain unscrupulous clients -

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/idea15webdesign/status/43249684566904832"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/markbowley/status/43251039314509824"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/art176/status/43251540491911168"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/Delali_Foli/status/43251589804343296"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/marchibbins/status/43252412806467584"]

In response to the assumption that most freelancer woes are client-based, @markbowley retorts -

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/markbowley/status/43256087088087041"]

There were some non-client related issues, however -

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/pollingj/status/43254733883965440"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/aegirthor/status/43263039486705664"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/midnightsun22/status/43262237795819520"]

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/Beth_Upton/status/43264923786166272"]

Finally, @midnightsun22 airs a grievance that I think we can all relate to -

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/midnightsun22/status/43261764560896000"]

We’re a little surprised nobody mentioned IR35 or undertaking all the miscellaneous tasks freelancers have to perform in addition to their core business (promotion, networking, bookkeeping etc.). So, what are your biggest pet peeves when it comes to freelancing? Let us know in the comments or join in the discussion on Twitter!