Maybe I’m being a little overly sensitive, I don’t know. I put up with crap for 4 years from one of the partners of my former company because of his lazy, selfish, non-confrontational ass. So, I do a little work for them out of pity. Really. But it’s getting phased out, so I can finally be completely free of them. Every time I do a little work for them, I’m reminded of why I quit.
Here’s the latest exchange. Inquiry from the above partner about doing some work for them, how much time, when am I available. I give my little spiel and end my email with: “Please, no earlier than 9 am.” I sleep terrible and prefer, if I have the choice, to not get up before 8.
So I hear back from him: “So how about this Friday? 8:30? 9:00?”
Did you read my email? I blow it off. I’ve been known to miss a detail or two in an email myself. I just send a reply something like: “9 would be fine. So, the ‘student’ will be there at 11?” (I gave myself 2 prep hours before the person I’m training shows up, because I’ve been out of the loop for a while). I didn’t mean to be trivial, BUT this guy just has a reputation of not doing what is asked, so I have to confirm details with him.
He replies: “Something like that, yes.”
Grr. Something like what? Should I expect the person there at 11? Or am I going to be suprised when this person also shows up at 9?
This is the latest example of 4 years with this person, with so many conversations like this. I replied something like, “I’m not sure what you mean by that, can you clarify?” But I shouldn’t have to. A simple yes would have done. Or an “Oh, I told him to come at 9.” But I really don’t know what he means…he could mean because this guy is supposedly an ASP god and I’m supposed to teach him something. (Not about ASP, but about the structure of a web app that I worked with so he can modify it.)
Anyhoo, that’s my lame rant…just getting it out. 4 years of frustration, and I haven’t ranted as much as this. No wonder my blood pressure was high. Of course, it’s lower now.
Thanks for listening.