Starting to think I'm cursed.. coz just when everything seems to be turning out great, there's always a spoiler waiting in the wings. It has happened way too many times, & as much as I want to remain positive, I can't help but get the idea that I'm probably really not cut out for this. A divine signslashintervention to get me started on looking for a proper job, perhaps?
I've only discussed this with 1 person previously (u know who u r =), but it's not really such a big deal, so I'm sharing it with every1 to see if u think I'm cursed too. All right, so the story goes like this. After this MSN conversation, the customer placed a trial order with us. We prepared his order and shipped it out on the 5th june, expecting it to arrive at Turkey on the 19th. Due to the congestion of container traffic (yes, there is indeed such a thing!), the cargo is only leaving on the 2nd July, delaying the shipment by a full month! Trouble is, my customer has promised to sell the stock to some1 else on the 5th July, and if he doesn't deliver, he has got to pay 30% for breaching the contract.
So he came complaining to me, and I forwarded to him an apology letter from the shipping company (which is really poorly written...). He was really pissed off and accused me of being a cheat & started threatening about taking our company to the courts. After futile explanation attempts, he cancelled a large order for next month, and probably won't ever purchase anything from us ever again.
The key point here is, I wasn't aware of the delay and I had exactly the same information as he had! I've acted in his best interest all these while, preparing the documents he needed and sent it to him as soon as the shipment left Singapore. Yet for all the effort I've put in, it has come to this again. Zilch. It's not the 1st time this has happened, & I'm just so dissappointed right now. Maybe, just maybe, this biz is not really for me, & I should find another biz or enter the job market.
Kept reminding myself there's no easy path to success, but this latest setback is really disheartening, to say the least. Just hope that I'll find in myself enough courage & wisdom to bounce back stronger than ever... I must, & I will.
I've only discussed this with 1 person previously (u know who u r =), but it's not really such a big deal, so I'm sharing it with every1 to see if u think I'm cursed too. All right, so the story goes like this. After this MSN conversation, the customer placed a trial order with us. We prepared his order and shipped it out on the 5th june, expecting it to arrive at Turkey on the 19th. Due to the congestion of container traffic (yes, there is indeed such a thing!), the cargo is only leaving on the 2nd July, delaying the shipment by a full month! Trouble is, my customer has promised to sell the stock to some1 else on the 5th July, and if he doesn't deliver, he has got to pay 30% for breaching the contract.
So he came complaining to me, and I forwarded to him an apology letter from the shipping company (which is really poorly written...). He was really pissed off and accused me of being a cheat & started threatening about taking our company to the courts. After futile explanation attempts, he cancelled a large order for next month, and probably won't ever purchase anything from us ever again.
The key point here is, I wasn't aware of the delay and I had exactly the same information as he had! I've acted in his best interest all these while, preparing the documents he needed and sent it to him as soon as the shipment left Singapore. Yet for all the effort I've put in, it has come to this again. Zilch. It's not the 1st time this has happened, & I'm just so dissappointed right now. Maybe, just maybe, this biz is not really for me, & I should find another biz or enter the job market.
Kept reminding myself there's no easy path to success, but this latest setback is really disheartening, to say the least. Just hope that I'll find in myself enough courage & wisdom to bounce back stronger than ever... I must, & I will.
posted by leonhart @ 12:06 AM
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