Nichtoliver Wrote:
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> Heaven help me! I wasn't trying to insult anyone
> or give my pity. As long as you're working, you
> have my respect. You quickly loose it, however,
> when you start whining about stuff that somebody
> posted on an internet forum.
>
> I'm not trying to hurt anyone's feelings. But if
> your feelings are hurt over this, I truly pity
> you. Life must be rough in the real world.
I think you need to learn that words matter. You say you're not trying to hurt any feelings but you throw around phrases like "Mystery shopping as a full time job sounds like it would suck." one post directly below the one where I tell you that is exactly what I do. Then you go on to say "I doubt you can even come CLOSE to making the equivalent of minimum wage with decent hours". You have no idea what you're talking about as we're all from different markets and do different types of shops.
You could have stopped there, but no, you felt a need to keep going with "...if this is your full-time job (if it is I feel sorry for you)". Do you even know where you are? You're on a Mystery Shop Forum ~ chances are there are some of us who do this full-time and you don't think you're being offensive? Still, you don't know when to stop because you go on to add "If somebody asked me what I did for a living, I would tell them what my real six figure job was, not this." Why, are you embarrassed? Is that because you have a "six figure job" and are running after freebies? If I made that kind of money and still bothered with $10 jobs, I'd feel a bit pathetic too. It doesn't give you the right to heap your scorn and contempt on us.
Oh wait! You're not done yet. When someone else calls you on your rudeness, you tell them "I'm not trying to hurt anyone's feelings. But if your feelings are hurt over this, I truly pity you. Life must be rough in the real world." You really don't think there's anything wrong with this? If not, I'm the one who pities you.
You're one of those people for who I wish there was an "ignore" button. I can do without rude and condescending, as I'm sure most of us can.
Mon ami, words matter.