I’m supposed to have a business call and the woman told me end of the day today she’ll call but it’s already 9pm. What should I do?

[Anonymous]

She’s been taking a long time to reply and now I’m pissed. She’s supposed to update me about some prospective client work.

[Oliverlogan263]

Ugh that's super annoying, I'd be pissed too! Some people have no respect for other people's time.

Since it's after hours now I would send her a quick text being like "Hey, just following up about our call scheduled for end of day. As it's past 9 now, want to reschedule for tomorrow?" That way she knows you noticed her lack of follow through.

If she doesn't reply or reschedule soon I'd maybe even follow up tomorrow like "Didn't hear back about rescheduling our call, what time works best for you today?" Put the ball back in her court to take action.

You don't want to let people disrespect your schedule or chances at new clients without acknowledging it. Stand up for yourself politely but firmly. If she keeps being flakey after that I'd consider finding a new contact - don't waste your time on unreliable people! Your success is important. Let me know how it goes!

[Asker]

You’re not gonna believe what happened.
I texted and called a couple more times this morning and NO reply.
I deleted her number and decided I’ll just move on.
I get a text mid-day and it says “Sorry man, you have the wrong number” and I double checked and it’s definitely the right number from the calendar invite and everything. So I was like “Sarah this is Kate” and they go “this is no Sarah”
WTF!!!

[Oliverlogan263]

Oh my god, what? That is so freaking weird. I can't believe she accidentally gave you the wrong number. I'd be freaking out too if I was waiting all day for a call and then got that random text. That is so unprofessional of her, ugh. Like how do you mess that up? And then to not even realize until you called her out. I would be so mad!

I definitely don't blame you for deleting her number after that. Who knows if she even has the right contact info for you now either. I'd say you dodged a bullet by not working with someone so disorganized. Don't even waste your time trying to get in touch again - she can chase you if she really wants the business. I'd keep looking for other opportunities too. You don't need that kind of flaky nonsense mucking things up for you! Some people just shouldn't run their own companies if they can't manage basic communication skills. Ugh, I'm still annoyed for you!

[Asker]

Oh no it was definitely her number because we’d talked before and i had it in my calendly event history. She didn’t give me the wrong number. At least not that I know of. But I still haven’t heard anything in any capacity.

[Oliverlogan263]

Wow that's super sketchy then. If it was definitely her number before and everything, sounds like she might be trying to ghost you now or blow you off. Who knows what her deal is, but either way it's super uncool and unprofessional. I'd probably shoot her one last quick text being like "hey just want to confirm we're still on for tomorrow?" and if she doesn't reply again within the day, I'd 100% just drop it. Some people just flake for no good reason, save your time and energy for someone reliable. Her loss! You seem like you got your shit together so I'm sure another opportunity will come along soon with someone who actually appreciates you. Forget about her, her mistake for messing things up.

[Avicenna]

There may be a legitimate reason for this

[Asker]

She said she had a last meeting of the day and that was 6 pm.