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littledb
07-19-2007, 03:53 PM
Last year I helped out at a huge 9 day fair for someone who was sick. The booth stayed in her name, and I worked all but 2 days, where I had some other consultants fill in.
This year she wants me to help again, for 8 days. I am not really working that biz any more but told her I'd do 1 just to help out. I've tried finding people to fill it for her, including other teams.
There is one person I haven't asked. The other vendors had bad things to say about her, and I found one of my products 2 booths over. I guess she came in, tore down everything as fast as she could, including my inventory which I had asked her to keep up since I was spending all the time managing the booth. I told her to bring her own, I didn't mind.
But I guess she was *itchy to everyone else, and just went around saying how many recruits she had, like she was all that. http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gifShe did have one team member work who was nice. However, I could tell she is the dominant manager.
I hate to do that to my friend, and I really don't want her to have the fair. Or maybe I dont want to do her any more favors. http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley18.gif
Iwant to work an Usborne booththere, but it's hard to get in. I was thinking maybewe could keep the boothin her name and I could work it, but for Usborne and sell her inventory for her, and then next year work on getting my own space.
Ideas? Thoughts? Am I being a *itch by not wanting to contact that other girl?
Debbie
This year she wants me to help again, for 8 days. I am not really working that biz any more but told her I'd do 1 just to help out. I've tried finding people to fill it for her, including other teams.
There is one person I haven't asked. The other vendors had bad things to say about her, and I found one of my products 2 booths over. I guess she came in, tore down everything as fast as she could, including my inventory which I had asked her to keep up since I was spending all the time managing the booth. I told her to bring her own, I didn't mind.
But I guess she was *itchy to everyone else, and just went around saying how many recruits she had, like she was all that. http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gifShe did have one team member work who was nice. However, I could tell she is the dominant manager.
I hate to do that to my friend, and I really don't want her to have the fair. Or maybe I dont want to do her any more favors. http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley18.gif
Iwant to work an Usborne booththere, but it's hard to get in. I was thinking maybewe could keep the boothin her name and I could work it, but for Usborne and sell her inventory for her, and then next year work on getting my own space.
Ideas? Thoughts? Am I being a *itch by not wanting to contact that other girl?
Debbie
cjsmama
07-19-2007, 04:15 PM
working a booth with another can be a tricky biz... that girl sounds unprofessional and I personally always want to maintian a warm professional space and for me it would be hard to share it with someone like that..... so I would not do it..... tricky situation though.... best of luck to you :)
gkoinski
07-19-2007, 04:27 PM
Ditto what Lisa said. I wouldn't do it (re: sharing the table) either.
smallworld
07-19-2007, 05:51 PM
Ditto! I would not want to work with someone like that. Whata *itch. You are not wrong for not asking her. It sounds like no one really wanted her to be around.
If you do choose to share the table, then I would ask her about setting up some of your Usborne things at the table and let her know that you are not really working that other business anymore (if she doesn't already know). That way she is aware and doesn't think negatively of you and it doesn't create any conflicts.
If you do choose to share the table, then I would ask her about setting up some of your Usborne things at the table and let her know that you are not really working that other business anymore (if she doesn't already know). That way she is aware and doesn't think negatively of you and it doesn't create any conflicts.
