Stephen Lawrence Brayton's Blog – July 2013 Archive (5)

Business Etiquette, Part III

Week three of how companies are showing their apathy for the customer.

4. Human Resources

Okay, think back to the good ol' days and how you used to apply for a job. You probably did something like this: walked into the company, picked up or filled out an application, returned it with your resume, then a week later, called back to…

Last week, I started discussing the problems I've had with businesses and the way they have come to treat people. Before anybody starts saying to me “Stop complaining”, let me point out that I'm not the only one who has run into these problems. I have, however, started tolerating fools and foolish notions less and less as I get older, so more things tend to bother me. And the ever increasing…

In the last month since my move, I've been dealing with various companies in a number of capacities – job searches, account accessibility, billing, etc. The topic I wish to discuss has been hashed over time and again, but this last month, it's really started bothering me.

I'm talking about business etiquette. How businesses relate to their customers. I'd like to discuss five areas…

"What? You're posting on a Saturday? What's up with that?"

Yeah, I know, but some of these authors are so high maintenance (just kidding!) that I had to acquiesce. Sigh!  Anyway, now that summer is here I thought this week's featured guest would love someplace cool to visit while doing our interview. Guess what? She takes control of the transporter and soon…

As many of my followers and fans have realized, I recently went through a change of both jobs and places of residence. I'm still in the limbo stage of the latter and am working to improve the situation in the former.

Anyway, I was thinking about this topic of dress and looking for another place of employment due to an incident at work which has been discussed before with friends,…