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    Oh boy, I had one come in today for a financial consultation, but I remember them VERY well from the stripping industry. Keep in mind, she isn't a client, so I'm not making a penny off of this. If anything, I'm losing money as I'm not able to prospect during this time.

    They know you're trying to sell them something, so you have to be nice to them. They have no intention of buying. They talk non-stop, and in detail, about shit you don't understand or care about.

    They do it in such a manner where they don't pause AT ALL before switching off into some other long tangent. The kind of talk where there is no way to interrupt them without cutting them off rudely and looking like a jerk. I believe they do this on purpose because they are trying to take advantage of your time and good graces.

    The few times I did get to actually interject a question for her, she would just blow it off and get back into some unrelated story. Bitch talked non-stop for AN ENTIRE HOUR!!

    Custy's used to do that shit to me too, and sometimes I would try to stick it out because there would be promises of dances. But in the end, this bitch and her husband were broke as shit, and actually looking for investors for their production company. AND, she then states that once she actually does get some money for her films, she is going to re-invest it all back into her company anyway.

    Fucking twat, I just lost an hour of my life listening to your incessant yapping. How could you walk into my office and insult me like that?

    I'm a financial advisor, not a venture capitalist. I do planning and investments. You give me money, NOT the other way around. Capish? I don't think the NASD is going to be too happy that I'm pimping out some crazy bitch's company to my existing clients.

    Boy, I was steamed! But I got new clients right after that, so it got better.

    Its so funny, I dealt with it in stripping ,and also in the IT industry. Where the fuck do people get off being such assholes to other people.

    Several clubs I worked at would have club regular trolls that wouldn't spend a dime but would try to get you to buy a modeling porftolio from them instead. Shitty and shady.

    end rant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katrine View Post
    Its so funny, I dealt with it in stripping ,and also in the IT industry. Where the fuck do people get off being such assholes to other people.
    Katrine, if you ever figure this out let me know. Otherwise if you feel like going on a warpath of destruction, send me an invite. I just always want to see karma bite these people in the ass. I honestly swear some people get off on it! Had one today.... anything short of handing out a new free PC or waving a magic wand would be unacceptable to them.
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    I hate these people! The worst part is they NEVER buy dances! Ok, sometimes they do, but only if the incessant talking is the result of being high on coke, not being a jerk. The sober ones, always jerks, always not buying.

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    I definitely know what you mean. These people destroy me. I feel so trapped sitting there, trying to listen for a breath so I can jump in "so-are-you-ready-for-some-fun?no?bye!". And social conditioning makes it very hard to just get up and leave. It's so stressful, sitting there all stuck. Bastards. And their stories are SO BORING.

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    I apologize on behalf of all desperate struggling filmmakers everywhere.

    I hate that shit too. At least in a strip club you can walk away from it... in an office, you're stuck. I did a phone interview for work the other day and this woman just kept going and going and going, repeating herself endlessly. It should've been 20 minutes and it lasted an hour and a half! Long distance! Remind me to send my phone bill to my boss...

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    Quote Originally Posted by scarlett_vancouver View Post
    Ok, sometimes they do, but only if the incessant talking is the result of being high on coke, not being a jerk.
    Been there, done that.

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    I thought about calling her and giving her some constructive feedback about her "pitch" to me. Truth is, I know venture capitalists in town that are huge into financing the local film and art industry. They might be able to help her. But NO WAY would I refer that crazy bitch to them right now.

    As they say, sales is sales. She walks into a V.C. or angel investor meeting and starts to spout at the mouth and deflect questions, she WILL be laughed out of there.

    But my partner told me not to bother because her friends have become my clients, and she would be crazy enough to disrupt the relationship.

    Its a shame, if she had kept her pitch to under 15 minutes and let me ask her questions, I would have tried to help her, even IF she didn't qualify for me to take her on as a client.

    Yup, social conditioning. I'm thinking of calling her in a month, after Ive already finished my work with her friends.

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    Ugghh. I hate this. "If you ever get a chance to travel, you have got to go to San Fransisco. I'm now going to tell you every reason why you would love San Fransisco even though I dont know a damn thing about you. Let me start with the vibrant shades of every blade of gras........." Oh, excuse me? I think you fell asleep there, anyway, what I was saying? Dance? Nooo...I know you way to welll for a dance now! I respect you!

    Fuckin a. Get a damn diary.

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    I dealt with one of these recently. and actually, i hand it to the one after me who handled it with such grace. this guy kept talking my ear off and every time i went to propose a dance (he clearly had money but was just needing someone for his lonely ass to talk to, and was being cheapo about it) he would somehow switch topics like so:
    "So, are you ready for some real fun?"
    "Have you ever tried big league chew?"
    *let him go on for a minute*

    "I'm stealing you away whether you like it or not."
    "The game tonight on espn was impressive! did you see it?"
    OMG SHOOT ME NOW!

    i had to laugh when my best friend said that she did this to cope:

    "So are you ready for a dance now?"
    dude: "I saw this movie last week and..."
    (interrupts him and leans down in close)
    "MAYBE YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND... DO YOU WANT A DANCE NOW?"

    that shit made me laugh. but yes, very irritating and self centered for sure, Katrine.

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    I think you have to deal with these kind of people in every industry. lol

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