I love people, I hate people

[in_the_blue]

So. I'm driving back from the doctor's and the phone rings. It's a potential new client who got a referral from one of the stylists at my salon, and he wanted to make an appointment. No big deal, but as I was driving I told him I would call him back once I was somewhere safer for doing scheduling. So I called him back and my next opening is Wednesday, November 9. That's less than 2 weeks from now and gee, it's not that unreasonable given the fact that a) he's new and b) I have a visitor (YAY!) all next week and c) I only work part-time anyhow. He just laughed and said no, he wanted in tomorrow.

Wrong.

Go to a chop shop. I never bend my off hours for new people; I learned that lesson a long time ago. Give an inch, they'll take a mile. People will take advantage. They'll beg you to come in on a day off, and then they won't bother to show up. Or they'll be late. And there's no way I'm going to squeeze in an early morning massage before I have to go to the airport to pick up said guest.

So he just laughed and said, "No, no, I need one tomorrow." I apologized and said I wasn't working, that I had guests coming in to stay and wasn't available. He wished me good luck and said he couldn't ever schedule anything in advance because of his travel schedule.

Well. Guess what? I schedule in advance. I can't and won't do last-minute stuff for people I don't know. I hope it doesn't cause any kind of a rift for the stylist who referred him, but I make no apologies to anyone for the hours and days I choose to work, and if I have a visitor I only ever get to see once a year, you can bet I'm not going to busy up my week with clients who should know better than to call a stranger and demand instant satisfaction.

And that's that story. Any of you who plan on being self-employed? Making your own hours? Being in a service position? Set your boundaries and stick to them at all costs. You'll never be sorry, even if your wallet is.


Native-American Seer and Remus Lupin's One True
Love
You are the exchange student from hell. You are a Ravenclaw, a Seer, a multi-animal Animagus, and you randomly spout very short sentences of deep, Zen-ish philosophy. Remus Lupin confides his lycanthropy to you in 24 hours flat. You are responsible for teaching the Marauders to become Animagi. You will warn the Marauders about the traitor in their midst, you will bring Lily and James together, you will send James to help Snape when Sirius plays the prank because you have Seen this, you will tell Lily the way to defeat Voldemort when he comes after her son In short, you will either foresee or facilitate all major and minor canon events, which is ironic because your author conveniently overlooks the fact that you've never been mentioned in canon despite all that.


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Comments

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

You shoulda got this one:


Dumbledore's daughter and Snape's One Twoo Wuvv

You are hauntingly beautiful in a familiar way, and
have a gift for Healing. You're good enough at
potions to have Snape intrigued. You have been
brought up as an orphan, and have never known
love. Your hair shimmers like autumn leaves,
even though autumn leaves do not shimmer.
Dumbledore himself does not know of your
existence, and you will go to Hogwarts seeking
your father, but will find love with a greasy
git instead. You will be the cause of Snapes
loyalty to the good cause. You will love
everyone you see, including Voldemort, which
will cause him to spontaneously combust, thus
making you the true saviour of the Wizarding
World. Then you will decide that you have had
enough excitement in life, drop your original
intentions and start making multiple Snapey
babies.


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[janeylou.livejournal.com]

No! Man ... how spooky! Anyhow, it's blonde. Gurgh! My Mary-Sue would be raven haired with a fine bone structure, long, elegant fingers and a mind to equal that of all the characters put together.

Oh dear! LOL