Balance me: Did I do anything wrong?
I just got a very interesting message from someone that makes me laugh and it will overtake the marketing masterclass for today, trust me you will laugh… of course except your problem is bigger than the story I’m about to share LMAO I’m laughing.
This dude and I work in the same space, never worked in same
firm but of course, experiential marketing is such a small industry where everyone
knows everyone and you just might keep your fuck ups at the barest minimum cos
it will never go away… I digress.
Dude invited me to ideate with him sometime in 2018 for a
very big gig; I came through for him but instead of him making me comfortable, he
asked we go to a restaurant after the brainstorming session to eat, I ended up
paying as he said his card was not working.
Shortly after the pandemic lockdown was lifted, dude called
me again for a session which I obliged. He had moved agencies and they had a
gig that they wanted to win, it was for an alcoholic beverage and my experience
with few of those in the past was needed… I attended and came through for him again.
I wasn’t paid and I didn’t bother, it was at a time I figured
he and his teammates were struggling as not many agencies survived the
pandemic. I even parted with some quids at the time for him to keep body and
soul together, I moved on from that like it never happened.
This dude is more of an execution guy, but the more you rise
in our industry, the more rounded you become so he sometimes calls himself a
strategist too so no issues… I had a gig I was invited to sometime last year, I
brought him on board and this guy billed me heavily.
He was asking me for money for things that don’t make sense;
from fueling his car to the venue of meeting to buying him food to also giving
him something for his time, I was irritated but didn’t mention as I swept it
under the clients’ budget so we move.
He didn’t exactly come through on the gig, we stopped
talking for about few months and I even lost his contact as it wasn’t of strong
use. Only for this guy to call me three weeks ago, asking I join him on a gig
as a consultant on storytelling. I was reluctant but I attended the meeting.
After we finished the discussions, I stood to leave but this
guy asked I wait a bit for us to some refreshment; I was on drugs so I told him
I wouldn’t be able to drink alcohol but he insisted I should be around even if
I’m not drinking. I sat and was gisting.
Dude was ordering everything on the menu, he was probably
trying to impress the two ladies on the table. I didn’t pay attention to all
that as I was glued to my phone throughout until I overheard the waiter telling
him “sir, the bill is 197,500k.” I won’t lie I looked up quickly in shock.
My guy tried squeezing the bill in my palms and I clinically
dodged it, I stood and told him I wanted to use the restroom. There were two
other guys on the table with him and two ladies. My purse was tucked right
beside me and my walking staff on my right hand.
I walked into the restroom, walked out and went straight to
the table. I gave him a firm handshake, maintained same energy with the other
two guys and shared my complimentary card with them and told them I’d hope to
see them soon… Omo ope left unapologetically.
Dude rushed after me and went “baba, abeg support me this
bill choke” LOL, I chuckled and entered the car without even saying a word. How
he sorted it doesn’t concern me but I saw lots of “be careful of who you call
your friend” yen yen yen on his status that night and I even replied one of
them with a thumbs up, me that I’m petty.
Anyways, baba eventually blocked me and reported me to
someone that sent me message earlier LMAO, when I explained to her, she got
angry and wondered why our mutual friend didn’t give the true picture. I will
be kind to bring the balance of this cos she wants to put both of us on a call
soon.
You did absolutely nothing wrong. He deserves it
ReplyDeleteAtleast you drank too,you should have just sorted yours
ReplyDeletePlease read again, I didn't drink anything on the table
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