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The web and voicemail make it much easier these days for people to flake and not follow through on their word. I can't begin to count the number of emails I've sent over the years that went unanswered by various companies, or messages I've left on voicemail that I never heard back from. Its a sad in-joke around our household these days. It seems as though the number of people who don't follow through on doing what they promise is rising geometrically. Ask anyone for an explanation why - and you'll get a wide range of excuses and explanations. Is it the self-centered me-generation? Or the fact we're all having to contend with an increasing workload and demands on our time throughout the day? Mix in some apathy and indifference. Or just plain old-fashioned poor upbringing by parents who never took the time to impart a sense of responsibility in their children? Perhaps combinations of the above.
Of course its maddening. How many times have you sat around for half the day waiting for someone to call or show up....and then not hear from them? All the while, there's very little you can do about it. You're tempted to vent on their thoughtless and inconsiderate ass and tell them what you really think - but what's that going to solve? Its not going to change them. Just another aggravating confrontation that gets the blood pressure rockin'.
Whether its intentional or accidental - it all comes down to thoughtlessness and disregard for others. And its growing worse by the day.
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