On the plane back home. So far, I rate today a 6.
Even though I had okay sleep (I guess), I woke up really tired and not really raring to go to the show today. Got up slowly, made coffee in my Homewood Suite kitchenette, and turned on the news.
Laid in bed for another hour.
At breakfast, I’ve determined that there are a bunch of people who don’t like me. I don’t know if not drinking has opened my eyes to that, but clearly, the sales team doesn’t want to have much to do with me…and I’m totally OK with that.
I have issues with sales people, and I’m sorry if you are one because of my perceptions, but salespeople agitate the shit out of me because it seems that they will lie, cheat, and steal their way to a sale and not have a second thought about it. AND they’ll sleep just fine at night only to get up and do it all over again.
So my distain is probably palpable. I work with those folks when I have to - like at sales conventions and during sales calls where I need to travel to work with the buyers or the buyers come to my office, but other than that I steer pretty clear of the smarm.
And again, I’m very sorry to generalize, but the people who I deal with all seem to have the same personality traits: aggressive, self-important, obnoxious know-it-alls with zero fucks given for anyone else.
I have been surrounded by all of them for a few days, and it’s very funny how they steer clear of me unless…unless they need my expertise to help them make a sale. Unless they can USE me for their own gain.
It’s OK, I oblige because I know the this is how the business works. But I believe I’ve made it perfectly clear that I don’t like their selfish, sometimes unsavory ways. So they don’t like me right back.
There are, of course, a couple of exceptions: Jesus, my salsa and flirt buddy, and C, who travels with me to China. I like these peeps for whatever reason…they make me feel like they really care or something. But the other folks, huh-uh. Not gonna do it.
So yeah, I’ve been a little bitchy on this trip. Do you think it’s because I’m not drinking to take the edge off of my annoyance, anger and stress? I just wonder…
I did have some fun with Best Bud today as we left the booth for a while to walk the show floor to get some inspiration and ideas and check out the competition. We walked and laughed and caught up on things. And then we actually got to go eat lunch together, which was really nice. We walked over to a hotel next to the convention center and ate outside at the poolside bar, which was fantastic considering it was snowing several inches of snow back home.
We laughed and caught up and I told her about my concern with the Bulldog not being able to be himself around me. Her advice was to either talk to him about all of this or get out. Or just hang out if I want to. We came to no conclusions - just that maybe we’re not right for each other. Or maybe we are if I can handle it. Whatever.
And then we went back to the convention and had meeting after meeting. With salespeople! We all tolerated each other and it was fine. :) OH. Discovery from a meeting this afternoon: I may be going to China in April and then again in June (instead of just the June trip). Not really thrilled about that except for the part where I’d get to go there with Best Bud. That would make it almost bearable!
My grumpy employee (have I ever told you about her?) was supposed to come to the show late to cover for me because I was leaving today. Well, she was afraid to come out because of bad weather, and I’m sure that her flight was canceled anyway, so I offered to the CEO that I would stay an extra day/night, but she said no - go home.
And so I am.
So here I am, headed home on yet another plane, writing down my stuff. Not bad. 5 days in a row. I’m sitting in first class (again!), and there’s another flirty man trying to talk to me.
Things I’m looking forward to when we land:
- Getting into my warm car and driving home
- Maybe talking to the Bulldog on my drive?
- Getting into my warm, warm bed under double comforters
That’s about all she wrote, folks. No booze, no sex, not a whole lot of excitement.
Love and Blah,
GS
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