“Thanks” for Dummies. A post about common sense.
From the very beginning I want to mention that the next lines speak about things that are well known and strictly respected by people and earnest companies, because they are part of that beautiful professional package. However, since every once in a while it happens to get in touch with entities that are not aware of these rules (there is no other way), I felt the need of posting this. Although it’s less probable that the targeted ones would read it, because our readers own intelligence and common sense 
End of the introduction, so let’s start…
“We thank you for you proposal but we have already choose to collaborate with another company.”
It took me 12 seconds to conceive and type this phrase. And if I count another 5 seconds for writing the destination email address and for pressing the Send button, I sum up 17 seconds of sustained effort.
Of course, dear reader, probably you might think that I’m a special case, a keyboard wizard, so my performances go beyond the wonderland. To a common mortal this huge achievement would surely kidnap at least 20 seconds of life. 20 seconds, which can be used at making more enjoyable things, like crossing the eyes or trying to lick the elbow.
I know, I’m a tyrant, but when somebody wastes en entire day for answering at an offer demand with a detailed document, 5-10 pages long, providing assessments, ideas, opinions and other clever stuffs, I think that person is totally entitled to pretend those 20 seconds of life from the beneficiary. He is entitled to know if his work was received, if it was consulted, and if his effort (even though it might not have been fructified) was appreciated (even though this might be a lie).
I hate the situations when the professionalism is not rewarded at least with a receiving confirmation.
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We do not pretend explanations for what an RFP* individual chose (although it would be nice to do it). But we do pretend a minimum of common sense. How difficult can it be to reward a one-day effort with 20 seconds of writing: “We thank you for your proposal but we have already choose to collaborate with another company.”?
From where it came this idea that respect should manifest only in one direction, from the company that offers to the one that demands an offer? Why some people don’t understand that once they send a RFP, they engage themselves in a dialogue that should be made with common sense and professionalism until the end, no matter if a contract was signed or not?
Pop Quiz
You invite a Lady to waltz, but while dancing you discover that you don’t want to marry her. How will you react?
A) You finish the dance, you thank her and lead the Lady to her place;
B) You stop in the middle of the ring, turn around and leave.
Please answer carefully, your mother might read this blog.
Thanks for your attention and no thanks for non-attention.
P.S. All the characters and the events from this post, even those based on reality, are all since fiction. These things didn’t happened before, they aren’t happening and will never happen. Obviously, excepting the facts that inspired this post, that are themselves a fiction.
* Ionut supposed that all people should know what an RFP is… although the situation might be quite different. So… for those who do not understand, an RFP is a Request For Proposal. (Irina)