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Being a flake plays hell with you integrity. Not all flakes realized this. They have a thousand reasons why the flaked each time. In their eyes they aren't flakes at all; they just have circumstances.
To the rest of us, though, they look like flakes. They cannot be counted on delivering on a promise.
There are several flakes in my life right now. One has just caused me to miss a deadline to a customer. I'll have a nearly completed product to deliver. That means that the flake has not only damaged his reputation with me, but he has damaged mine with a customer. And he as damaged the reputation of the person who recommended the flake to me in the first place.
Now this flake has a lot of good reasons for missing his deadline. He even has good reasons for not returning any of my ten calls. And it doesn't matter one bit what his reasons are.
I have missed a deadline. Period.
Flakes suck.
Get some fucking integrity, Nimrod. Sigh.
Partly, or maybe mostly, I'm upset with myself for not finding a different source when there was still time.
To the rest of us, though, they look like flakes. They cannot be counted on delivering on a promise.
There are several flakes in my life right now. One has just caused me to miss a deadline to a customer. I'll have a nearly completed product to deliver. That means that the flake has not only damaged his reputation with me, but he has damaged mine with a customer. And he as damaged the reputation of the person who recommended the flake to me in the first place.
Now this flake has a lot of good reasons for missing his deadline. He even has good reasons for not returning any of my ten calls. And it doesn't matter one bit what his reasons are.
I have missed a deadline. Period.
Flakes suck.
Get some fucking integrity, Nimrod. Sigh.
Partly, or maybe mostly, I'm upset with myself for not finding a different source when there was still time.
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There are last minute emergencies that cause a plan to fail, but mostly people don't have emergencies. Mostly people have the stuff of everyday life and they are not being responsible about it.
I'm not interested in the excuse. I'm interested in an apology plus the plan for making things right. I don't mind hearing "I flaked" as long as it is followed by "I'll get it too you in the morning and there will be no charge." Or, "I flaked." What can I do to make it right?" Or "I flaked. I 'm buying a palm pilot today to keep track of my schedule."
I want something concrete about "It not happening again." "The dog ate my homeword" or any of the variations damages the speaker each and every time.