You've no idea what he's looking at.

Thanks for clarifying.

I do have an idea - it was expressed earlier!

As indeed do I...


... and it depends entirely on the content of the email (and who it's from) whether I reply to it there and then, later or not at all.

If it's somebody I've never heard of ('mutual associates' indicates that you didn't know each other directly) saying "Here's a project I'm involved with that I think is right up your street" then my reaction would be to either ask for more info or to ignore the email.

Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of Malady and her overbearing obnoxiousness, but if I replied to every single email I receive in which some stranger tells me that they have an 'opportunity' that's 'right up my street' - even with a "Thanks but no thanks" reply - then I'd spend all my time replying to emails and not getting any bleedin' work done!

Also bear in mind that many emails which have 'opportunities' in them from complete strangers quite rightly end up in spam traps.

If she didn't receive the email, then you can't blame her for not replying.

If she did receive it, she clearly wasn't interested, so just get over it. The act of sending an email does not mean that the recipient has contractural obligation to reply.

I still can't stand Malady, but I think I'd like to work with the demanding OP even less! "Oh woe is me, I have been ignored, therefore that evidently means that I don't exist"

Ok, correction. You stated he is looking at her 'backside'.
That's a guess stated as a fact. My guess is you're making stuff up to suit your own lascivious thoughts.

We can agree that is not a fact!

Some (not all) of my best work projects began when complete strangers messaged me out of the blue. And this particular project was organised by one of the leading organisations in the empowerment / citizenship field - not some cowboy outfit. If that's the kind of attitude she takes, then it's no surprise (as other posters have mentioned) that she is desperately touting for work now.

There's nothing wrong with basic etiquette... Or is that seen as too old-fashioned these days?

Just because she didn't get back to you?

How arrogant are you? That you're so offended that she didn't respond.

It happens in business. Just because you have friends that respond immediately or get responded to immediately isn't reflective of what happens everywhere and anywhere.

It's a shame you don't have a number. I contacted a business via email and called them a week later to address my initial email. It turned out that my email had unfortunately been buried under alot of other important stuff. They more were than happy to help with my idea, very very nice about it.

I don't think you can infer her personality because she didn't respond to you. How ridiculous is that? Her out of office auto reply suggests she was really busy at the time and probably forgot.

Quite the opposite, actually. But don't let that stop you from making assumptions.

Think about it from the other person's point of view. A university researcher (complete stranger) contacted me out of the blue a few weeks ago asking for a research interview. I obliged. When she came over, she expressed her gratitude because other similar organisations had either ignored her, or had been suspicious of her because she was a "stranger."

She didn't reply to you Seriously? How arrogant are you?
Perhaps she didn't read the e-mail, or you typed the wrong e-mail address, or it could have gone in the junk folder- I don't know.

I don't reply to my texts or emails half the time anyway. I reckon most don't on here.
When it is Melody-let's go overboard with this bizarre hatred.

Read the last post above yours.

You described that you knew Melody because you had some mutual friends. You weren't exactly close to her. In fact, she might not have known who you were (or well enough) to be honest.

Perhaps she was too busy to reply or even look at your e-mail. Perhaps she did not realise it. In regards to the university researcher- no two situations are the same.

You are making such lubricious assumptions about someone else (Meldoy) and yet have a go at the user above your post for doing the same.

Personally, I feel the university researcher has nothing to do with the scenario you described in the first post. Like I say, no two situations are the same. It is absolutely ridiculous in regards to what you are suggesting.

It was just an example to illustrate the general principle. There are many others.

These two situations are different. The University researcher rang you and you picked up. You could have refused and it was in your discretion to do so.

In regards to Meldoy's email- she might have not noticed your email - she didn't respond. You can't speculate.

No, she contacted me via e-mail.

huh?

You said you emailed her:

I meant the researcher contacted me via e-mail too.

And I already suggested that maybe Melody was busy and totally forgot about it. It happens.

I was lost, I aplogise. She (researcher) contacted you then- you replied. You noticed her e-mail.

Melody might not have noticed your e-mail. On my university account- I have countless emails- I can't reply to them all. I not seen then all. It can happen. Something similar with Melody,might have happened.
She might have had huge number of emails- couldn't physically reply to them all. I don't know. You can't make assumptions about her for not replying.

Folders are your friend

I do have folders on my email. I do not physically reply to them all. I am not at university at the moment0- I still get e-mails though. It is difficult for me to look at every e-mail or even reply to them. I do not have the time.

OMG call the cops!

What an amazingly disgraceful character she has, her parents must be soooo proud!

:yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn:

Just because you send an email to someone called Melody, doesn't mean she's going to dance to your tune.

I like her, I wouldn't mind having my own experience with her.

Nice one Vic. Like it, like it.

I'd like to make beautiful music with her too.

Lets get back to the original post. Reading between the lines, two points:

(1) The OP offered a paid job to Melody. Unless the invitation was written in an offensive or implausible way it would have cost Melody seconds to say thanks but no thanks, so that the inviter can immediately move on to sound out another candidate.

(2) The jokey reference that Melody would not deign to reply to anyone less famous than the Dalai Lama has been construed by some that the OP is venting anger over an assumed snub.

But it is possible the OP sees a similarity with the way Melody rides roughshod over Tom or any colleague or PM who will let her. The OP is offering real-life anecdotal evidence to support Melody's perceived onscreen persona. Equally the OP could have told an opposite story to contradict the onscreen persona.

The OP is merely sharing a private experience, not necessarily passing final judgment on Melody. That would be Himself's prerogative within 3 weeks. "Melody will stand on anybody to get what she wants, and I love it," said Lord Sugar in apparent smiling approval, or words to that effect.