FeistyFemale

05/06/2009 In Business, Just Me, Lessons from Combat by feistyfemale

Disclaimer: this is a mini rant and will be added to my pet hate list. I seldom write out of anger – but I’m shaking (and teary) from pure frustration and anger. I had to edit out the swear words multiple times…

I’ve always loathed and taken exception to people who take advantage of hard-working, passionate “go-the-extra-mile-people”. These selfish creatures tend to exploit nice people with their crap attitude of self-entitlement, they expect other people to accommodate them and cater to their every whim, on their schedule.

I despise it when people don’t respect time and more specifically my time. I’m time-conscious – it’s a resource that has to be managed. Time is money. Sweet and simple.

That being said I’m extremely accommodating when it comes to my clients, colleagues and business associates’ time – I expect the same in return. Honestly I don’t ask much – a yes, a no, a meeting request, a prior warning for a cancellation – easy as pie.

If I’ve received notification to be at a meeting, scheduled it and madly reshuffled my life to accommodate you (as a priority), it’s only fair to give me prior warning should you cancel. I don’t want to hear at the very last minute that “I won’t be needed after all”. Send an email or warn me, give me the option to schedule my time accordingly.

It’s a question of consideration, respect and good manners. That simple.