Taking names

I just added a construction company to my list of "special people/business". Since I stated working here 10 1/2 years ago, I've been keeping track of special people I've dealt with. On this list are a few real estate agents, apartment owners/managers, car dealerships, flowershops and restaurants.

What's so special about these businesses that's made me put them on a list? I'll tell you. They have horrible business practices. Some of them refuse to pay their bills while others are just horribly mean and rude.

Over the years for one reason or another, I've been forced to have some sort of contact with these people through my job. Granted, sometimes I've had to call these people to remind them to make payments but many other times they were calling me for some reason. Either way, for whatever reason, on more than one occassion--typically on each occassion I've spoken with these people, they've flat out been pricks and because of that, I refuse to do business with them.

I guess the thinking of most people nowadays seems to be "If you don't like it, too bad!" Many people don't feel the need to be nice to others and it's a shame. The only reason I called the construction company today was to let them know their past due balance was something leftover from Feb 2008. I figured they were paying the bills late and paying what they had recorded as past due but not paying much attention to what was really past due and why. So, I thought I'd be nice and explain to them where they'd gone wrong. That was a big mistake. The wife/mother bitches me up one side and down the other for calling on her cell phone when she's not at work. "Um....lady, the guy who answered at the business told me to do it. Now I'm not sure, but I'm gonna guess since he sounds old like you do, that it was your husband. So bitch at him, not me and I'm just trying to let you know what the call will be about if you call back." Geez!

Needless to say 1.I'm not calling them again if I can ever help it and 2.I'll never do business with them.