When the proprietor of a local business asked for my help in the public relations department ,I agreed, enthusiastically, to help. He was the husband of a friend and I thought it would be good practice for myself as I hadn't worked in a couple of years due to pregnancy and motherhood. I did a few odds and ends for him while evangelizing his business to friends and family.
When I called and asked if he could spend one hour with my husband to help him with a few pointers for possible job hunting , first, it took days to hear back from him. Then, it wasn't even a phone call I got back, it was a text message that said, "Sorry for the delay. I've got too many projects I'm working on that has resulted in reduced coaching. I can do a quick evening call to see if that will help."
That's the answer I got after attending his events to help out, meetings in person with him to help get the company's public relations going and I also did a semi-finished sponsorship plan that is possibly being used now to obtain sponsorship dollars(?) I don't even know.
Really, in the end: Is it too much to help a friend for an hour when their family's livelihood may be at stake? Even if you are fiercely gripping the reigns of a burgeoning business?
Note: All events above took place this year, 2010. I never received any compensation for my work or time with the company and did not expect to receive anything of monetary value.
Update: Yes, apparently I am very pissed about the situation which is why I posted this on my blog. Some people may disagree with my vehicle of venting about the situation, but that's exactly why it's my blog and not theirs.
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