In the technology industry there are a few fairy tales, that sound like a great idea, listed here in their respective order of annoyance: 1. Proxy clients. While not as bad as some other items on this list, Proxy Clients are still a considerable headache for an IT company. These are accounts that were developed (from a business perspective) by a Broker and then handed to a Tech-shop to felicitate. The Brokers, by and large, aren't too fond of the Tech company speaking with the client directly and therefore prefer for the communication to go through them; therefore the title "Proxy Client".