Ok, so I have some crap to vent about today. We are going to start with high net-worth "adults" acting like 5 year olds...
During the least important game of their careers as "hard working" baseball players and coaches the following individuals decided to act like children on the school yard:
Shelley Duncan - New York Yankees - First Base - 28 years old - $380,000
Jonny Gomes - Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Right Field - 27 years old - $407,800
Heath Phillips - New York Yankees - Starting Pitcher - 25 years old - $380,000
Bobby Meacham - New York Yankees - Third Base Coach - 47 years old - N/A (but not cheap)
Kevin Long - New York Yankees - Speed Coach - 40 years old - $333,400
As much as I love this game, spring training means nothing! No real championships are won, no stats carry over to the regular season, no cancer is cured, no peace is established and no alternatives to Al Gore are implemented. It is not important. If I punched someone at work they better be attempting to rob the bank. If I behaved like that I'd be fired instantly. And I make just over 10% of what these guys are making.
The next and final thing on my list are people who have forgetten where they came from...
We have all had the teacher that seems to have forgotten what it was like to have a paper due the tuesday after spring break. Or the parent that won't let you go to the game because to failed a test.
But what about the so called "business professionals" out there that own a successful business. As a salesperson I want to know how these people grew their business without cold calling or "working the phones" or just selling? Apparantly there is a whole generation of business owners that just had customers fall out of thin air, giving them the right to tell today's sales people to go to hell.
Just remember, when we are all weathly business owners, when someone tries to sell you something, you don't need to buy it, but don't be an asshole.
Goodnight.