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Business kicked me in the nuts today…

Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:12 pm
Posted by BayouBengal23
BR
Member since Mar 2019
574 posts
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:12 pm
1. 7am: Noticed my advertising got poached by a competitor
2. 3pm: Lost a $10,000/mo contract
3. 5:30pm: Great tenant leaving rental property immediately due to family issues.

I guess this is the kind of stuff that makes for a cool story down the road but man this sucked.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
85192 posts
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:21 pm to
That’s pretty tough, especially when you said a few weeks ago that you were barely getting by financially. Good luck.
Posted by ynlvr
Rocket City
Member since Feb 2009
4600 posts
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:22 pm to
Hate to hear it. Have had days like that. Pray this is not a pattern. And more importantly, not replicated among the rest of us.
Posted by faraway
Member since Nov 2022
2157 posts
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:50 pm to
quote:

more importantly, not replicated among the rest of us.
that's very selfless of you
Posted by gobuxgo5
Member since Nov 2012
10032 posts
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:09 pm to
Lot of promises to poach a 10k contract. Let's see if the new company delivers on expectations. Be cool about it and follow up as contract ends or whatever it is.
Posted by painballwizard
Member since Jun 2021
22 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 6:48 am to
So sorry to hear that, hope things will get better. Too many blows in one day. Good luck out there.
Posted by Tshiz
Idaho
Member since Jul 2013
7615 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 7:32 am to
Sir, this is a Wendy’s
Posted by lsu for the win
Member since Jun 2022
835 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 7:34 am to
What a dick thing to say. This board has the collective IQ of a snickers bar.
Posted by TigerDoug
Lees Summit
Member since Mar 2017
615 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:30 am to
Keep your head up. If you've been in business long enough there will be some crappy days. Just need to push thru.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126977 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:55 am to
quote:

Noticed my advertising got poached by a competitor
What does that mean?
Posted by THRILLHO
Metry, LA
Member since Apr 2006
49528 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 9:19 am to
quote:

What does that mean?



I'm guessing that a competitor offered a larger contract to whomever handled his advertising, and the advertisers had to drop him because they can't work for two competing companies. At least that's how it worked in Mad Men (i.e. "We have a chance to land a big contract with Chevy, but we need to drop our current client Jaguar in order to pursue it").
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37175 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:07 pm to
Hopefully you can find another great tenant in the rental. In many areas rentals are still in strong demand.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89646 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 2:01 pm to
quote:

What a dick thing to say.


What? He said he hoped similarly bad things don't happen to the rest of us on the board.
Posted by ynlvr
Rocket City
Member since Feb 2009
4600 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 2:43 pm to
If or when it spreads then I suspect the long anticipated recession has arrived.
Posted by cadillacattack
the ATL
Member since May 2020
4500 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 3:49 pm to

Let ‘er buck …

Posted by West Palm Tiger561
Palm Beach County
Member since Dec 2018
1534 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 4:14 pm to
Sounds like you have a lot going for you though
Posted by BayouBengal23
BR
Member since Mar 2019
574 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 5:07 pm to
Yard signs around town got torn down by a competitor
Posted by lsu for the win
Member since Jun 2022
835 posts
Posted on 10/18/23 at 8:33 pm to
Fair, but you could have simply offered your condolences to this poor guy and left off the more importantly I’m worried about me too comment. Just my thought when I read your post.
This post was edited on 10/18/23 at 8:38 pm
Posted by CougarBait
on catnip in a cougar's den
Member since Jun 2007
1977 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 7:59 am to
Seriously? That comment bothered you? You really can’t say anything without someone out there getting offended. Dude didn’t mean any harm with that comment. Geez.
This post was edited on 10/19/23 at 8:02 am
Posted by Beauw
Blanchard
Member since Sep 2007
3516 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 10:18 am to
Tough day brother, but this to shall pass!
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