plus qu’hier moins que demain

I am pissed off.

Mr Financial Planner: Hi this is yadda yadda yadda.. [cue: the standard financial planner talk] and she referred me to you, saying that you’re a very nice lady to talk to and yes I can tell that you are a very nice lady..
Me [thinking to myself]: Right. And you know me after 2 minutes of talking to me. Flattery will get you nowhere. *laughs out loud*
Mr Financial Planner [misunderstanding & getting encouraged by my laughter]: Yes, you are indeed a very nice lady, just like what your friend said. So when can I meet up with you yadda yadda.. [cue: the-next-step-to-$$-for-him talk]
Me [trying to reject nicely but firmly]: Err no, I don’t think I am very interested in these. It’s ok..
After a couple of minutes of rejecting him and him finally getting the idea
Mr Financial Planner [same cordial tone]: Ohh.. ok. Nevermind. Well, I thought you are a nice lady, because that’s what your friend said, but. *trails off meaningfully*
Me: *too indignant to say anything*
Mr Financial Planner: I guess I caught you at a very very bad time, so. *pause meaningfully* Nevermind, tell you what, I’ll put you on my contact list but won’t call you until maybe a year later or two when you are ready to listen *pause meaningfully* yadda yadda yadda etc etc..
Me: *angry and insulted*

*breathes in deeply*
{start of rant}
Hello, Mr Financial Planner, didn’t anyone tell you that it’s rude to be rude and you shouldn’t talk down to your potential or even not potential clients because that is just so wrong and all the more you shouldn’t even try to pretend you know somebody when they are faceless to you merely strangers and don’t act smart and try to flatter them when they can see through your shallow insincere act and don’t you know the meaning of sorry I am not interested I don’t like people persisting when I have already said no and yeah I believe I was nice enough to you but yet you start all that sarcastic shite and shamelessly continued with the sarcastic jibes when I didn’t rise to the barbs so no thank you I do not want you to keep my contacts in your list because I will not want you calling me one two five ten years down the road yes I admit I am not a very easy person to get along with but I have been more than civil to you much more with you than the numerous others who have called and pestered me so what was all the sarcastic talk-down about huh you Mr ***********. *shakes ‘K’ forcefully*.
*runs out of breath*
/{end of rant}

To friends and acquaintances, please do not give my name or contact number to financial planners / insurance agents / investments personnels, thankyouverymuch.

s t a r m | s t June 19th, 2006

• the harsh critic