When you first meet someone, be nice first…if, in return, they’re nice, now you have a happy working relationship. However if in return they’re jerk to you…well that’s a different discussion.
But so many people in the entertainment business (sound guys, booking agents, lookin at you especially) adopted this construct where even upon the first handshake or phone call, they treat people with disrespect. They’re annoyed from the word “hello”.
HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?? Where I’ve never even met you before, I could be prepared to give you a million dollars and yet you treat me like a total jerk from right at the outset.
Somewhere along the way lots of people in this business decided to treat everyone like their worst possible customer/client. And in return they have lots of bad relational experiences. Hmm, I wonder why?
Be nice first.
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