Dear So and So

[bmccasland]

Dear Contract Project Planner,
You're a *Planner* right? So when the meeting date gets changed, don't put the date change on the outline of the up-coming meeting, call attention to it. I sat out front waiting and wondering where was everyone for the trip to BR for the meeting. Figured y'all forgot me since I haven't made the weekly meetings as you've been changing them to wednesdays, which I can't attend. It's an environmental restoration project, you'd think you would check with your Environmental Manager - that being ME - if I can make these changes, or see what other days I can attend?

[Selkie]

Dear Contract Project Planner,
You're a *Planner* right? So when the meeting date gets changed, don't put the date change on the outline of the up-coming meeting, call attention to it. I sat out front waiting and wondering where was everyone for the trip to BR for the meeting. Figured y'all forgot me since I haven't made the weekly meetings as you've been changing them to wednesdays, which I can't attend. It's an environmental restoration project, you'd think you would check with your Environmental Manager - that being ME - if I can make these changes, or see what other days I can attend?

Is this person a contractor? If so, might be time to talk to the company PM and perhaps, have the company replace this person. Not including you, particularly since you're the Subject Matter Expert, is unacceptable.

[Grits]

Dear E-Vite recipient,

Do you not realize that I can see that you viewed the e-vite and could not trouble yourself to click on yes or no and send?

I sent an e-vite specifically to make it easier for people to respond since it is apparently too much trouble to pick up the phone or send an e-mail these days, and let's don't even get into the formal invitations. No, this was just a casual thing, so an e-vite seemed perfect.

I guess you are just so popular that you are waiting until the last minute to see if you get a better offer. Honestly, weren't you taught any manners?

[Becky]

Dear E-Vite recipient,

Do you not realize that I can see that you viewed the e-vite and could not trouble yourself to click on yes or no and send? <snip>
I guess you are just so popular that you are waiting until the last minute to see if you get a better offer. Honestly, weren't you taught any manners?

I don't know all of the details, but I'm not sure that i'd read that much into it....

I just received an Evite, and opened it to read all of the who/when/where. I now have to confer with my better half, make sure that I can get off work to go, etc. etc. Maybe this is rude of me, but an immediate response just isn't gonna happen.

Just my two cents.

[Zen]

Dear Aspiring Listing Agent,
I know you think your Hummer will impress potential clients and yes, it sure did but it was not the impression you were aiming for.
I was shocked, shocked I say, to see that behemoth in my driveway.
I'm still amused at your befuddled look when I told you why I wouldn't be interested in working with you.

[lph]

Dear Mom,

your family consists of one daughter, and two grandsons. You're out of the country more than half the year. It's not like you're swimming in family, duty or social occasions, and it wouldn't kill you to be polite and say yes when the one grandson asks if you'd like to come to the circus show the entire school has been working on for weeks. If not, the least you could do is come up with a plausible excuse or white lie, instead of a stupid offputting "Ah, no, no, I don't think so.... I'm an old lady, you know, and too tired to be out and about much". Especially after you've just accepted an invitation to lunch a few days earlier - but hey, that was to celebrate YOUR birthday, wasn't it.

The kid is 12, and big enough to figure it out for himself. So you could just be up front about it, and tell him that you're not interested in anybody but yourself, and couldn't give a hoot how he feels about it.

[Zen]

That's so sad

[Xrayted]

Dear Mom,

your family consists of one daughter, and two grandsons. You're out of the country more than half the year. It's not like you're swimming in family, duty or social occasions, and it wouldn't kill you to be polite and say yes when the one grandson asks if you'd like to come to the circus show the entire school has been working on for weeks. If not, the least you could do is come up with a plausible excuse or white lie, instead of a stupid offputting "Ah, no, no, I don't think so.... I'm an old lady, you know, and too tired to be out and about much". Especially after you've just accepted an invitation to lunch a few days earlier - but hey, that was to celebrate YOUR birthday, wasn't it.

The kid is 12, and big enough to figure it out for himself. So you could just be up front about it, and tell him that you're not interested in anybody but yourself, and couldn't give a hoot how he feels about it.

I've got a MIL just like that.