tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post5533714055666083049..comments2023-10-15T09:21:14.819-04:00Comments on Entrepreneur Life: I Fired The Dragon LadyEntrepreneur Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989643959702275496noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-23212396673935792422008-07-19T13:45:00.000-04:002008-07-19T13:45:00.000-04:00I hope you told the Dragon Lady why you were showi...I hope you told the Dragon Lady why you were showing her the door. Unfortunately people like that just don't get it unless enough people make it clear how painful they are to deal with -- and that no one will choose or like her. <BR/><BR/>Bravo for you for protecting the people who stick by and work for you!Viqi Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02818443273073966225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-49699101077505141942008-07-17T19:26:00.000-04:002008-07-17T19:26:00.000-04:00Good luck to your tough decision, firing that drag...Good luck to your tough decision, firing that dragon lady, wish you can get a replacement soon..mimi11460https://www.blogger.com/profile/12745437691908747830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-80761465665720983962008-07-13T18:41:00.000-04:002008-07-13T18:41:00.000-04:00Good for you!!! Addition by subtraction.Good for you!!! Addition by subtraction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-17028742475886800742008-07-13T06:23:00.000-04:002008-07-13T06:23:00.000-04:00Congrats! I just quit my job...so I know well that...Congrats! I just quit my job...so I know well that feeling of liberation! :)<BR/><BR/>Take care!<BR/>Amber<BR/>http://www.nomorewageslave.blogspot.comAmber Pixie Shehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141550937263479377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-14846504663118169922008-07-13T05:06:00.000-04:002008-07-13T05:06:00.000-04:00Business is business and not a social benefit. How...Business is business and not a social benefit. Howver some people in my experience who should be shown the door remain solely because of their dominant personilty.<BR/><BR/>Many get promoted not because of anything other than a cowardly way of getting rid of them.Martin MYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713913200192088210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-71112669544347102422008-07-13T01:33:00.000-04:002008-07-13T01:33:00.000-04:00Running your own business is quite hard enough alr...Running your own business is quite hard enough already without someone making you feel frustrated all the time! <BR/>Business owners are sometimes forced into situations where they have to do what is best for the company.<BR/>They can only go so far with the customer is always right..Motto! <BR/>Becauses when the customer is "giving you the business" (destroying peace of mind, and business moral) more they they are good for the business ($$$) it is time for them to go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-27363466037255954252008-07-13T01:08:00.000-04:002008-07-13T01:08:00.000-04:00I'm about to cut ties with my now to be ex-busines...I'm about to cut ties with my now to be ex-business partner. I saw it coming a few months after he invested in equipment. I should have resolved the issue from the get go. Now I will lose the equipment but I will gain my creative freedom again. Sometimes you got to kill the monster when its young it all matters of business.Mister Sifuenteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295816272169719883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-47112165421111996992008-07-13T00:04:00.000-04:002008-07-13T00:04:00.000-04:00I put up with a 'dragon lady' for months and she w...I put up with a 'dragon lady' for months and she was a FREE member of my membership site. I ended up deleting her account and banning her IP address. I simply couldn't take another complaint. She was a nightmare. I wouldn't in a million years think I would do that but I guess some people just bring out the worst in us. I completely relate to all of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-74731556301024821882008-07-12T23:41:00.001-04:002008-07-12T23:41:00.001-04:00We've heard about the dragon Lady and honestly, we...We've heard about the dragon Lady and honestly, we are sick of her negative attitude. There is no way she will ever be satisfied. now she will be someone else's headache!<BR/>Congratulations. Customers like that only suck your energy and bring you down. Onward and upward.<BR/>albert<BR/><A HREF="http://albertgrande.com" REL="nofollow">Albert Grande's Blog</A>pizzatherapyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282822991311994892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-11178348269565292362008-07-12T23:41:00.000-04:002008-07-12T23:41:00.000-04:00I know, I'm in sales. And each customer that stay...I know, I'm in sales. And each customer that stays on the books makes me money, so I want to keep them all as they affect my pay for at least one year. But sometimes, when you feel you have to babysit someone that is grown, it's just not worth it in the long run. You could be servicing reliable clients or adding new ones with the amount of time you take with a "dragon lady".<BR/>Good for you saying "So long" to her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412454197388507636.post-32979868447443722272008-07-12T23:12:00.000-04:002008-07-12T23:12:00.000-04:00I recently had to "fire" a customer who was also a...I recently had to "fire" a customer who was also a 'dragon lady'. Sometimes we have to learn to get along without difficult people and things usually work out better anyway. They did for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com