A few months ago I was looking up how much it would cost to get background checks for CreateFaith volunteers.  I found a couple of companies that worked specifically with non-profits.  I gave my contact information to one company in particular hoping to hear back from them relatively soon.

Weeks passed and I finally got a call from the company.  Unfortunately, I do not answer my phone regularly especially when I’m not close to a cell phone charger because my phone’s battery lasts approximately 5 minutes when actually being used.  So I didn’t answer.  Not to mention that I screen phone calls.  Especially when the number has a strange area code.

So sue me.

The guy calls and leaves a message.  He then emails me.  Like I said, weeks had passed, and I wasn’t as much in the market for background checks as I was before.  So I didn’t call him back.  Or respond to his emails.

Again.  Sue me.

This game of not answering phones and archiving email goes on and on for weeks.

Well, one day I accidentally answered the phone.  I thought it was going to be someone else, and it wasn’t.  Anyways, I am now on the phone with the Background Check Guy.  He is really nice, super helpful, and giving me great explanations about what a background check does.  Seriously, let me know if you need background checks for a non-profit.  This is the guy to go to. 

Before I could tell him I wasn’t needing the background check stuff right now, and that I would get back to him later my phone went dead.  Just hung up on him.  “Dang,” I thought, ”that sucks.  Oh well.”

I wasn’t planning to go to any great effort to get back in touch with him.  I know that is rude.  I know I should burn in hell for this….

But seriously.  Sue. me.

He called back.  Left a voicemail.  Sent an email.  We were back in the same song and dance.  But I’m a horrible person and I went back to ignoring him.  Which is so bad because he really was a nice guy.

I ignored another call (mostly because my phone is crazy and I didn’t want to hang up on him again), and got another email.  Normally I don’t even read the email anymore.  But for some reason I read this one and it read,

I am following up on the voice mail I left for you this morning; I want you to know I appreciate your considering our services but I also want you to know that if you are not truly compelled to use our services, it is “ok” to tell me that as well…

And I guess I’m kinda wondering…

Did the Background Check Guy just dump me?  Did I get dumped by a salesperson?  Really?

Wow.  My suckiness kinda knows no bounds.