Sales Rep calls. “Hello. BLAH BLAH BLAH Would you like to also buy an Olympic package?” <\/p>\n
“No.”<\/p>\n
“OK. Well, I can’t believe I did this, but I can’t find the rates I submitted to you for this last buy? Would you find them & fax them back to me so I can input your order you sent?”<\/p>\n
-Hair begins to stand on end.-<\/p>\n
“What?”<\/p>\n
“I mean, I can’t believe I gave you Fear Factor at that rate.”<\/p>\n
“Is it going to clear?”<\/p>\n
“I don’t know, I haven’t input it yet. I just can’t find the rates I sent you. So could you send them back to me?”<\/p>\n
“Let me get this straight: you can’t find your rates, so I need to look for them, so you can CHECK MY WORK? And you don’t even know yet if it will CLEAR?”<\/p>\n
“Well….I mean, I just don’t know about the rate on that Fear Factor.”<\/p>\n
“Listen. If the spot clears, it clears. If it kicks out, then I’ll move the money to another station. How’s that?”<\/p>\n
“Well….”<\/p>\n
“Because looking for your rates & sending them back to you so you can see if my rates are going to work before you even enter the order is not going to be a top priority for me today.”<\/p>\n
Big pause.<\/p>\n
“Yeah. Nevermind doing that.”<\/p>\n
HARRUMPH! I am NOT one of those old-school bitchy buyers. I am laid-back, friendly, and generally speaking, not a hard-ass when it comes to working with reps. And if you’re not in this business, the above conversation might sound harsh – but seriously, don’t call me until you’ve input the order & things are getting kicked back out. Call with solutions. You make commission – I don’t!<\/p>\n
I’ve had my angry eyes at the ready all weekend & apparently, they’re locked in and loaded for bear. As JWo said this morning, “You need to go eat something so your angry eyes come off.”<\/p>\n
HARRUMPH! I need a cheeseburger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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