Originally posted by: kranky
This got me thinking about one friend who has asked me to help fix his PC 3-4 times over the years. He's always been great about thanking me.
Originally posted by: jbourne77
I'm sure in the end he just figured I was a dick who didn't value our friendship, but some people are just completely oblivious to their own narcissistic behavior. Unfortunately, it also seems that the more narcissistic you are, the more oblivious you are to it. Talk about the snowball effect...
Sad.
I've run into a few of those. They call it "networking" when they rationalize their tendency to exploit everyone they've ever met.
"Hello, kranky! How are things? This is John Smith - remember we met at Hank's party last Fourth of July? We talked about buying computer parts online and good and bad places to shop?"
You're that writer guy?
"Yeah, right, the writer, that's me. Hey anyway, I'm doing an article about online buying experiences and that reminded me of some of the great stories you told me at the party. Would you be able to meet me for lunch Friday to go over those stories again?"
Can't do it, I'm going out of town tomorrow.
"Oh, going out of town, huh? Too bad. Well, do you think you could type up a few of those for me to use? I could really use them by the weekend since my deadline is tight. Doesn't have to be fancy - I'll polish them up. But you had some GREAT stories and I know you'd enjoy seeing them in the magazine when the story comes out."
No, I won't be able to do that.
"Um, well, uh, when do you think you might have time?"
Gotta run, Dave, take care. <click>