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I'm sorry to hear that this happened to you. I'm sure I'd feel the same way but I must reiterate something I mentioned in another comment, never help even one p

I'm sorry to hear that this happened to you. I'm sure I'd feel the same way but I must reiterate something I mentioned in another comment, never help even one person who acts in such a way. Information that a particular person is helpful spreads fast within organizations (and with the web across organizations). So a barrage of request might happen. I'd actually recommend turning this situation to your advantage. Create a template mail that quotes your consulting charges. Whenever somebody makes such a request, send them your template mail. Some outsourcing shops would actually gladly pay you top dollars for your services.

stan_rogers 16y ago
Good advice going forward for anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation. I'm out of the game myself these days, but I actually did that when I was still active (after this little rant bomb went off). And I know that there are undertones of bitterness and racism in that original posting, but I was especially frustrated by nearly five hundred unread emails that particular morning -- my main client at the time thought I was ignoring her because it took me hours to find the one message that was actually important among the pile of messages all tagged as high priority. That's not a real excuse, but once I clicked Post it was on the intarwebz forever, and I've got enough integrity to let my personal lapses stand for posterity. (By the way, Indians were not and are not the only people who had a highly developed sense of entitlement. It's the thin and poorly applied synthetic varnish of politesse laid over the demand that made the Asian emails especially annoying. An honest "gimme-e-e!" hurts the teeth much less than dishonest, disrespectful "respect".)