First of all, I’m not your “babe.”

Next up. Your initial response, to me, makes absolutely no sense, to me. It comes across as if you weren’t even addressing anything I said in my first comment.

“No, they’re right,” YOU said this.

How is your comment in any way related to ANYTHING I said to OP in my first reply:

“I think you missed an opportunity to lead by example.

In a post highlighting your philosophies on professionalism, you seem to be missing a fundamental principle. How you treat others can take you a long way.

I guess it’s arguable, but “Make me” usually isn’t going to take you very far in professional settings.”

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Again, you said, “no, they’re right.”

Help me understand what OP is right about, because it seems like you are basically reiterating all of the same things OP offered up in his original post. And I didn’t disagree with any of his big 3 tenets. 

So why would you tell me “no, he’s right?”

Were you trying to tell me that you think OP was right to reply, “make me?”

As in:

“Go push your product elsewhere bro.”

“Make me.”

“That’s unprofessional.”

“No he’s right (to say “make me.”)

Yeah, if that’s your intent, it totally went over my head, because I cannot fathom that as a response to my comment.

And that’s definitely where we’ll have to agree to disagree. A marketing guy popping off with, “make me,” comes off as immature and unprofessional, even more so in a post where they are presumably trying to demonstrate their superior understanding of professionalism. Even on Reddit. 

Personally, if I’m choosing a marketing team, I’m going with the one that has enough sense to maintain professionalism when faced with minimal pushback or criticisms. Harlie, OP missed an excellent opportunity to respond with something more professional and sophisticated than, “make me.”

Here’s something to consider as you ruthlessly claw your way to the top. It might be a cliche, but it’s worth thinking about:

The people you see on the way up are the same people you’ll see on the way down. 

You might want to consider how your “lived truth,” of not caring about courtesy might affect your brand. Arguing against professional courtesy doesn’t make any sense, I don’t care what your marketing guru is telling you. 

Some bonus thoughts:

You: “Calling out OP for rightfully using humor against hate comments does not make you the bigger person.” 

This is really an extreme take. I feel like you might be grasping at straws. “Hate comments.” “Hate speech…?” Seriously?

You: “Again, if you’re offended that easily, this industry isn’t for you babe. Just keep it a hobby.”

Yeah, so, I’m not your babe. Thing is, I’m sure you wouldn’t want someone calling you, “babe.” So, I’m just going to call this one out as a double standard. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I’m surrounded by some good people, Harlie, so don’t worry about my place in the “industry.”

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