Jabin, this is really disappointing, we’ve done a lot of business and until this point, you’ve been great to work with. I realize that people are generally at their worst when things aren’t going well, but given what a small issue this started out as, this isn’t what I expected, this is night and day.
You started off with something as simple as not being able to deliver a product on time, I would have been ok with you even if you had passed the buck and blamed me for it to some level, but instead you reacted by portraying me as some sort of an idiot who won’t take responsibility for his actions, when in fact the responsibility wasn’t even mine to begin with. When I was made aware of this thread, I defended myself and did that without criticizing you or trying to damage your reputation in any way, Your response to that is to try and portray me as someone who is speaking out of both sides of his mouth while in fact you were doing the same yourself. Your array of back handed compliments doesn’t square that up
When I clarify what I’m saying and offer to debate you on any of my statements, your response is to not only disclose private information about my company, but to do it in such a deceptive manor that it in no way represents the truth. Let’s clarify, I told you that manufacturing companies were moving away from through hole assembly to surface mount assembly because it is less expensive. I also told you that the newer technology isn’t as robust since the parts aren’t wired through the circuit board, but are instead held to the board only by the solder, and that I have chosen not to ship a new design until I can verify that the controller would survive a drop test. I told you that I had chosen instead to hand build these controllers until I can verify that the newer technology can be shown to be reliable in a harsh environment, correct? Compare that to what you stated above.
Your method of redeeming yourself here seems to be to attempt to make me look worse, which by reference makes you look better. I’ll agree that it works in theory, but sooner or later you’re going to run out of friends and people who are willing to do business with you, regardless of what level of talent that you might have. This is in spite of the fact that I’ve always done a fair business with you, shipped you controllers even before your check cleared, given you controllers that you were ready to pay for so that you could try and generate business in new markets, and have helped you with things entirely unrelated to cooling systems. Do you recall the last thing that I helped you troubleshoot? It wasn’t a cooling system, it was a set of door locks, Do you remember what I charged you for that? Zero, any idea what a consultant with an engineering degree goes for these days? You've been treated as well if not better than any of my other customers, you need to step back and think this one through
I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles.
