Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Based on the education I've had...

I recently sent the following email to a "friend":
we're trying to come up with a domain name for a [removed] site i'm building on nights and weekends. any ideas?
After a bit of back and forth where this "friend" tried to get a better grip on the idea, I sent the following:
i can't really share any of that.

it shouldn't take much more than knowing it's a [removed] application to come up with a domain name though...
The response, was classic. 12 kilobytes of arrogance, explaining to me why he needs to know the entire business idea before he can brainstorm a domain name. The best part however, was easily the opener:
Well, I disagree. If you ask my opinion I'm going to give you an informed business perspective based on the education I've had which thinks...
Well excuse me Steve Jobs! To be fair, I should add that the rest of his response was fairly polite (for him) and helpful. That opener though, is unforgivable.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

No Offense...

One of my "friends" is a HUGE fantasy sports geek. His self worth is guided by his performance in the myriad leagues he participates in. He's always been a bit condescending toward other players, as this email demonstrates:
Keif, no offense, but I suggested to [nr] not to invite you to PA 2K9.

It's not my league, but I think it's only fair to everyone to give someone else a shot instead of you. You just started a new job and have a new girlfriend, will probably have less time and will be less committed than usual. Not to mention that your historic performance has been sub par also.

I would like to eventually find a group of 12 really serious managers and hope than you are in it someday. But for now, I think it's fair to say you don't deserve an invitation.

If you think this is not right, fine and sorry. Take your best shot at
[nr]. ;) Get the league ID and PW with .

We can still talk baseball...hehe.

-[nr]
Nevermind that the author of this email has an infant daughter. But, you know, one day I might be considered a serious manager. Fingers crossed!