WA's Top Douche Bags...
I'm going to keep this brief. I've been here since Oct 09 and had NO idea where to get started but soon found my way around things a little. Since I've been here I've seen a few "Douche Bags" here begging for attention. We all realize that this isn't going to be an easy journey and these @$$holes bring a lot of negativity to our community.
There's a difference between constructive criticism and being an outright disrespectful jerk. These jerks are usually easy to spot out. You read their posts or blogs and remember going to school with a person like that. We are all adults here and that High-School "I'm the Jerk" routine is old.
We all came here to learn and these people create drama to take our focus away from our goals. These "Douche Bags" are probably lonely with limited friends and come here talking trash to get attention and they will probably get no where in marketing or life in general.
Sad part about is the fact that they DO get attention from experienced marketers while the newbie's questions or posts go unanswered. So in the future don't reply to these people unless they have a Genuine question or issue and let's help people who really need it.
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It is so true that the negativity and the fighting back and forth takes away from our time doing those things that are productive and positive. I learned later in life than was good for me that we cannot change anyone else, we can only change how we react to it. My personal "thing" is that when I join a group where everyone wants to build a professional presence whether online or off, it seems that it is forgotten that we also watch our language. I'm no saint in that regard at times, but clearly we don't need to establish ourselves by using words and descriptions that are widely acknowledged as not being very professional. It wouldn't happen in the offline workplace (or not for long) and it shouldn't happen here.
Agree with your comments, have been here since Nov 09 and still putting it altogether. But, like in any business there is always a few egos out of control. The good thing about WA is we can pick and choose with we work with and who we put on the black list. If we as a group give these "jerks" an ear, the community feeds their ego and they stay. Strive to Thrive in 2010!
Yes, I agree that there are in fact a few undesirable people here at WA but this post does not help the situation. Focus on what you came here to achieve and tune out the guys that are trying to bring down the community.
I'm seeing too much of this lately.
I hope I'm not one of those.... LOL..... maybe you are not getting in touch with the right people? There are lots of us on WA who want to help!
Good post and on the lines of what I have been thinking lately too... more and more this year so far I go into the forums and there are post upon post with bad attitudes and bad vibes. I'm no angel myself but I keep that to places it belongs... most the time :) Sad to say I have been thinking whether I really want to be part of something that is so negative at times but I think the good reasons to say wins out at the moment... each to their own and all that and I guess I don't have to read the posts but I still wish there wasn't quite so many of them at the moment!
Good Post, I agree with you there and it's sad to see people like that in such an awesome and friendly community.
I happened to run in to a bit of a douche bag recently in my sandbox post, she knows who she is... lol
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Haha, I checked out your post to see if you named any names :)