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nBeing a freelancer, much of my time is spent reading requests for proposals (RFPs) and responding to them. I took a chance on this one (see picture at right).
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nMy response was straightforward. See below.n
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nThe buyer, “romeoiscreative,” responded with a request for a bid. I thought I’d already presented that information, but I replied to explain the service he’d receive. See the screenshot at right.n
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nn The exchange–I hesitate to call it a conversation–devolved from there. (Nothing is omitted from this exchange; you get to see the whole thing.) I admit, my temper thinned and I should never have responded to this moron. But I did, which I suppose makes me a moron, too.n
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nSo, no more responses. The moron a.k.a. “romeoiscreative” has completed fewer than a third of the project I have on that particular platform. From his last message, he’s obviously a low-bid provider himself and–as I’d infer from the original RFP seeking a ghostwriter–not exactly skilled at his work.
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nIs it too much to ask for people to be polite? He could simply have decided to ignore the original proposal. He could have responded with a simple “no, thank you.” But he chose to be rude and insulting. On the other hand, I know I should have refrained from any response whatsoever after that first insulting reply. But, to be perfectly honest, I get tired of people treating me like that and wanted to call him out on it. Just once, I wanted to stand up for myself.
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nAs you can see, it didn’t work.
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nThere are aspects of this career I pursue that depress me. Dealing with people like that is one of them.n
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