June 2020 by Wendy D.
For five years since moving to town Mr. Clark was friendly. Suddenly his office no longer wanted my account and when called to find out why, and options, his co-worker gave me a friendly and logical explanation. But that was when I called back after talking with him. My conversation with Mr. Clark started with a cheery greeting and was met by silence. Then an abrupt query as to what I wanted. I immediately sensed something amiss. Turns out, though we had never discussed politics, he gad gained an idea that ours differed. He was rude, aggressive, spoke down to me, made accusations, put words in my mouth and lied about advice he had given me. Just to be sure, i consulted notes from our last meeting. I don't mix business and politics, especially in a small town and being treated rudely, condescendingly and possibly worse so because I'm a woman (I doubt he would have spoken to a man in the same fashion), is unprofessional. I hope this was just a bad day for him, and the result of stress. Mr. Clark appears to have a good idea of with whom he prefers to work, and doesn't behave as if he understands that the best way to move forward, and have a strong community, is to be kind, whatever one's differences and whatever one's decisions in the pursuit of prosperity for one's business. Shedding smaller clients as one's business grows is a smart move, and I'm glad his office is at that point, but there is no excuse for bad behavior. I have a new E-J rep. The company has performed well for me and I'm okay with continuing the long relationship.
