My Day as a Salesman

I am a salesman. I just had a big client tell me over the phone yesterday that he would sign the paperwork, fly in today from San Diego, CA and cut the check to me in person, since I'm from Northern CA.

Well he flew in from San Diego and we met, and he said he would have to think about it and that there is a 90% chance that he'll hand over the check tomorrow, but he just wants to check with his partners. Well, he didn't hand over the check. The deal did not happen because his lender said that he didn't have to. But in a few days, certain news will come across his lenders desk, and then the deal will go through, so the deal will happen, I'll just have to wait a few more days, plus, because the client waited, the deal is going to cost them three times as much, so that's three times as much commission for me! I'm angry and happy at the same time. It's like taking a satisfying dump, then clogging the toilet.

I've lost a lot of money and deals over being moral & honest, but I will remain an honest businessman, and the choice that this person made to wait to make the deal was a poor mistake, and will cost him a lot in the near future.

Anyways, just another day on-grid.