economics is nothing even close to science. Psychology claims to be science, but isn't. Economics is salesmen convincing people to buy something they do not want or need. Anybody in "business" is just a vacuum salesman.
We've been over this. When salesmen (sorry, "businessmen") come to the lab, it's always something, isn't it? They have on a very expensive watch that shows how professional they are; they sat in the parking lot and studied their notes before asking for admission, so they begin with asking my how running is going and then something like "so how about Manchester United? some trade, right?" Like we're all buddies.
This where I'm worse to people than I am to Scooby and Havax. He's saying I need a new spectrophotometer, I know I don't need one. So I basically ask him technical questions (which is like 2) until he wants to call the home-office because he doesn't know anything. Not done yet. I then ask him who his supe is, and maybe they know something about refractive index? Can he find me ANYONE that does? Then laugh and tell him to have a nice day.
Here is my problem. The same guy comes back every 6 months and tries to talk shop with me. He kisses my ass, and he's paid to do it. When I want new shit, I open the online catalog and order it. I don't need him, I'm the biggest asshole to him ever, every time. For those of you in "business," isn't it like soul-crushing? How do you come home to a gf or wife and be like "Yeah today I made 2 sales, and got whatever commission?" And not talk about the 6 hours of the day you were driving and getting shit on by assholes like me?
It doesn't have to be lab equipment. It could be real-estate, or crown molding, or cement or whatever it is you shitheads sell? How do you wake up every day and open your eyes instead of your wrists?
a lot of old school sales are based around building relationships, especially when selling to salesmen
like in stocks, most of the older gen want to work with someone that feels like they care, not some nameless person on the internet that gave a review
obvs its changing, mostly because of the internet and having access to knowledge without having to know someone