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AaronM · 05-12-2004, 07:50 AM

I just love it when I spend various recourses to attend webmaster events only to have people blow smoke up my ass.

I don't fucking get it. We all take the time out of our lives to drive, fly, canoe, or hang-glide our way to these events. Then we spend more resources on hotels, bar tabs, dinners, buying lap dances for each other....whatever.

All of this is done in the hopes of establishing new business relationships.

So here's what pisses me off. Why do people waste each others time with bullshit / empty promises? If you can not use the products or services that somebody has to offer, why tell them differently when you are face to face only to have to find a way to snake out of it later on when they attempt to follow up with you?

Are you a coward? Afraid to tell the person : "Hey man, I like what I see but I just don't see a use for it in my business at this time."

There's nothing wrong with hanging out and shooting the shit with people who you know you will not be doing business with but at least be straight up about it.

I have mentioned this concern to several people over the years and they all have the same reply: "That's typical of any convention." I understand that it is normal...But WHY?!?

Not only does this waste the time of the person you are lying to but it wastes your time as well.

05-12-2004, 07:50 AM
AaronM Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: ┌∩┐ ◣_◢ ┌∩┐ Posts: 46,909	Thanks for wasting my time. (RANT) I just love it when I spend various recourses to attend webmaster events only to have people blow smoke up my ass. I don't fucking get it. We all take the time out of our lives to drive, fly, canoe, or hang-glide our way to these events. Then we spend more resources on hotels, bar tabs, dinners, buying lap dances for each other....whatever. All of this is done in the hopes of establishing new business relationships. So here's what pisses me off. Why do people waste each others time with bullshit / empty promises? If you can not use the products or services that somebody has to offer, why tell them differently when you are face to face only to have to find a way to snake out of it later on when they attempt to follow up with you? Are you a coward? Afraid to tell the person : "Hey man, I like what I see but I just don't see a use for it in my business at this time." There's nothing wrong with hanging out and shooting the shit with people who you know you will not be doing business with but at least be straight up about it. I have mentioned this concern to several people over the years and they all have the same reply: "That's typical of any convention." I understand that it is normal...But WHY?!? Not only does this waste the time of the person you are lying to but it wastes your time as well.