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Jackass #19 – Guys who cry at press conferences.
Talk about your jackasses, here is one that we’ve seen way too much of lately. This is the guy (again, guys have a particular gift for jackassery) who not only do something egregiously wrong (usually to their family) but then insist on holding a press conference for them to cry at while apologizing. Should of…
Jackass(es) #20 – Customer services that hang up on you.
A dirty little not-so-secret for customer service centers is that many are severely understaffed and under resourced in terms of technology. They simply can not handle the volume of calls that comes in to them. The worst of these, after putting you on hold for a couple dozen minutes, actually HANG UP on you. Call…
Jackass #24 – Multi-level marketers.
Bring up Amway with me, you’ve crossed a line. Sorry there is no “hope in soap” for me! I don’t want to buy your stuff. Nor do I want to get in business selling your stuff to my friends so you can make more money. I don’t care how good it is, how concentrated it is,…
Jackass #566 – People who contradict themselves
President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot guarantee that retirees will receive their Social Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the deficit in the coming weeks. “I cannot guarantee that those checks go out on August 3rd if we haven’t resolved this issue. Because…
Jackass #20 – Clerks who talk on the phone while taking your money.
Here’s another great jackass I am sure you know. This is the guy in the convenience store/gas station who is talking on the phone (usually loudly in another language) that continues to talk while you are trying to consummate your transaction. This is wrong for so many reasons. Above all it is just rude. I…
Jackass Number 12 – People who overstate their work accomplishments!
Holy cow is this ever an arena that herds a bunch of jackasses together! People who overstate or misstate their work history and accomplishments has gotten simply out of control. Anyone browsing LinkedIn will soon start scratching their heads asking, “is this the same guy I worked with? I don’t remember him being much of…