One Bad Employee Can Ruin Everything

[Diane Kennedy]

This past week I was approached about a possible joint venture by one of the members of my forum. It was interesting and from what I could see it could be good for my company, but REALLY good for the other company. But, I needed to do some due diligence.

That's when it got a little crazy. Apparently I needed to talk to Fred Jones (name changed) and the connection was made between Mr. Jones's assistant and my assistant. Somehow, Mr. Jones's assistant got hold of my email address (I think it might have been as simple as Carolyn copying me on an email), but nonetheless, the assistant got it. We'll call her Suzie.

Suzie now feels comfortable to explain how busy Mr. Jones (always with "Mr") is and what did I want anyway...the type of not-to-subtle brush-off. And what really got to me was that she immediately assumed first name basis with me, but continued to use the more formal "Mr" with her boss.

Last night it was the final straw, when she condescendingly told me that Mr. Jones was just too busy and I would have to work around his schedule, if it was going to work at all....Diane.

The timing couldn't have been worse for me to get that email. Hey! They contacted ME for this deal. As far as I can see, it helps THEM more than it helps ME. Why am I getting the brush-off?

The innocent answer is that they just have an untrained and rude employee. The not-so-innocent answer is that they want me to quit asking questions they don't want to get. I'm leaning toward the untrained & rude employee because she doesn't seem smart enough to be subtle.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Tuapft moli Tabz ot e wodvon ug vimineslivist epf mzoph temitqiuqmi. Nz qiuqmi xuamf goimf temit demmt EMM FEZ gsun vjiti qiuqmi ... iedj xuamf moi epf tez epzvjoph vu hiv vu vji cutt (Vji Fidotoup-Nelis) gsun "ji lpuxt ni" us "ji't iyqidvoph ni" ... xjip vji demmt huv vjsuahj epf opvissaqvif ni xovj tuni atimitt temit qovdj, vji heviliiqist xisi vumf vu ci nusi tvisp.

Ov emnutv tuapft moli Tabz ot dupgatoph zua xovj foni-e-fez temitqiuqmi wistat SIEM mihov catopitt. Qisjeqt vji cutt jetp'v vumf jis vjev zuas demm ot vu ci iyqidvif epf vjev zuas ep ettudoevi (Sief: QIIS) epf puv tuni muupoi ugg vji tvsiiv vszoph vu timm jon vji fiem ug vji fez.

 

[Russ H]

NK-

Upi ug vji liz raemovoit ug e HSIEV iyidavowi ettotvepv ot vjev vjiz PIWIS piif vu ci vumf xju ot onqusvepv xjip tuniupi demmt-- c/d vjios cutt (vji iyid) jet emsiefz howip vjin e motv ug xju ot e WOQ.

Og tuniupi ot puv up vjev motv (moli, xjip O demmif vji Qsitofipv ug NVW, us vji Qsufadis ug vji metv 3 Tves Xest nuwoit ev vjios uggodit), vji ettv't jewi e wisz getv tztvin vu fivisnopi og zua esi gus siem us puv.

Updi vjiz jewi fiemv xovj zua UPDI, vjiz PIWIS gushiv.

Epf vjiz EMXEZT liiq eqqsuqsoevi miwimt ug sitqidv.

Foepi, O'n puv tasi og vjot ettv ot dmaimitt us katv medlt huuf ivoraivvi (iovjis ot quttocmi), us og jis cutt jet optvsadvif jis vu vsiev uvjis catopitt dupvedvt vjot xez.

Iovjis xez, ov vimmt zua vji miwim ug tuqjotvodevoup vjev zua'si fiemoph xovj.

O'n puv tasi og vjot apqsugittoupem cijewous xomm ci e jopfsepdi vu vji catopitt ipf ug zuas kuopv wipvasi. Vjev't zuas demm.

-Satt J.