The High Price of Being a Jerk!
It can cost a lot to be a jerk. Take Dr. Esha Khoshnu, for example, who "cracked-wise" with a Mesa Airlines ticket counter and ended up getting her luggage blown up. Ya gotta read this short piece. It could save you time and money if you happen to be a jerk!
When will jerks learn that they almost always have to pay more than the rest of us?
As a small businessman for the last 27 years or so (I'm a Painting Contractor specializing in residential work), I've witnessed this principle first hand over and over. When a potential customer calls me to request an estimate, they presume to be interviewing me to see if my price and service suits them, when in reality, I'm the one who will decide whether or not I wish to work for them. If they seem to be honest, reasonable, polite people and would provide a suitable working environment for me, then I will give them a price that hopefully will get the job.
On the other hand, if the potential customer is unduly demanding, rude, and comes across as a jerk, they will get a price substantially higher than the civil person for whom I'd rather work. It's the way of the world.
The perceptive jerk will step back, reflect and ponder whether or not it would be worth it to change his unsavory personality. It would be the rare jerk, indeed, who would do that. Most jerks are totally oblivious to their debility. Too bad.
When will jerks learn that they almost always have to pay more than the rest of us?
As a small businessman for the last 27 years or so (I'm a Painting Contractor specializing in residential work), I've witnessed this principle first hand over and over. When a potential customer calls me to request an estimate, they presume to be interviewing me to see if my price and service suits them, when in reality, I'm the one who will decide whether or not I wish to work for them. If they seem to be honest, reasonable, polite people and would provide a suitable working environment for me, then I will give them a price that hopefully will get the job.
On the other hand, if the potential customer is unduly demanding, rude, and comes across as a jerk, they will get a price substantially higher than the civil person for whom I'd rather work. It's the way of the world.
The perceptive jerk will step back, reflect and ponder whether or not it would be worth it to change his unsavory personality. It would be the rare jerk, indeed, who would do that. Most jerks are totally oblivious to their debility. Too bad.
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