@GabeU wrote: When you spend your time here trying to help other people, or to steer them in the direction of help when you can't, and to continually have people jump in trying to sabotage not only your help, but basically any help they could get, it gets old REALLY fast. These people seem to think being angry about their service absolves them of the respect people deserve. The worst part is that nothing is done about it. I've about had it. @GabeU Sounds like your getting a wee bit burnt out..and perhaps it would be a good idea for you to sit back and put your feet up for a few days. Believe me, in my own line of work, I've seen many a person, myself included, get burnt out, take a few days off, come back and be good as new, ready to tackle a few more problems. You certainly do not want to find yourself getting so irate that you say/post something out of character and ruin the good reputation you have worked hard to establish within the community. It's extremely difficult to help folk, whether they be customers, patients, children, etc... when they are all fired up, pissed at the world, running off at the mouth, and generally having themselves a little tantrum. The majority of people, those who are extremely irritated with a particular situation, will still show respect towards others that are trying to be helpful, however, there will always be a small handful of folk who, like you have witnessed, will take that rage out on anyone who comes around, even if those folk are merely trying to be helpful. There will always be someone who will accuse you of being a 'shill' ...you just got to laugh off those types of individuals and/or comments. Put yer feet up for a few days!
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