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The way I look at it, a respectful decline is far more likely to leave me open to working with them if they reconsider. Leaving someone hanging isn't leaving th
by ori_b 15y ago
The way I look at it, a respectful decline is far more likely to leave me open to working with them if they reconsider. Leaving someone hanging isn't leaving the door open -- it's standing them up. It's a huge "fuck you".
"We think you have potential, but we think you're too much of a risk right now. We'll talk later when you have more traction" is perfectly fine, and I would be glad to work with someone who told me that. Silence when I try to contact someone is simply a way of saying "I'm an unreliable douche."
- ericd 15y agoThey're very busy people, whose attention a lot of people want to get a piece of, and don't always have time to answer every email they get. As someone who spends 3+ hours on answering email per day, and doesn't always get to all of it, I can sympathize.
- nske 15y agoIf they have decided they had enough time to call and arrange a meeting, as is the case of the author, they should certainly find the few minutes necessary to send an email with their decision.