My rant today...When I was a working police officer, I would get a call at least once a week from someone too cheap,,,
When I was young and worked for a small town it got to the point I couldn't sit on my front porch or eat at the local restaurant. Resident(s) opening statement was along the line of, "I know you are not on the clock BUT..."
Then I changed careers. Sunday before the service a fellow worshiper stated, "You work for XYZ and this is right down your line," and then proceeded to describe his problem. The first opportunity he gave me I told him I don't discuss work on Sundays. He blinked a few times and then repeated his problem again. And again I answered that I don't discuss work on Sundays and I went into the sanctuary to sit down. Following Sunday he's waiting for me, "I know you don't discuss work on Sundays...but here is my problem." My answer to him was, "You are right, I don't discuss work on Sundays" and I left. Guess he is a slow learner?
Like the Salesman at XYZ before I retired. He wanted me to research and design an extensive proposed construction project. When he asked how long it would take for me to get him a price I told him three weeks at my present work load. A week later he stop in my office, told me he had a meeting with the prospective customer in an hour and he wanted our pricing now. I reminded him of the three weeks and I meant three weeks. He wasn't happy. At the three weeks( as I had promised) I gave the Salesman our pricing. That's is when I learned he didn't need it because he had pulled a figure out of thin air (high) to give to the customer at their one week meeting and lost the account. Salesman was a slow learner too.