I Have To Get This Off My Chest

Before I can sit down and get to work.

I had a prospect call me Thursday late afternoon and tell me that they were going to be sending a list of follow up questions that they expect to have answered and sent back by first thing Monday morning. His direct quote, “We’ll make sure you get them on Friday so you’ll have the weekend to work on it.”

This is what I WANT to say: “Excuse me? Take your list of questions and shove them. I have spent hours and hours working on proposals, getting ready for an onsite meeting (not the one I went to, I sent other people on my team to this one), multiple follow-ups and deliverables. I work my ass off for you people and you act like it’s a good thing you’re ‘giving me the weekend to work on this.’ Guess what? I have a life too. I have a family and dang it, I want some ME TIME.” Of course then I’d for sure lose a potential very big deal. Neither Wall Street investors nor my savings account can afford that at this point in time.

What I had to say, “Great. Looking forward to it. You’ll have them by Monday.”

There are times I want to throw the sale down the drain just to say what is on my mind. Unfortunately I know what a horrible idea it is and will never do it. Just once though, just once I want to give them “weekend homework” that is impossible to track down when others are not working and I don’t know the answers. Just once I want to give them a nice “Screw You” and tell them it’s not going to happen.

Can you tell I’m annoyed???

I know that everyone else gives up their evenings, weekends, and time with family but it is getting to be a drag. I am tired of the game. Unfortunately, complaining about it is not getting the work done or the bills paid. So I’m off…