So here's an interesting tale. I had a fellow (let's call him Dr so and so) make a 3 hour appointment for this evening and confirm by email. Since we had never met before I texted him saying I would like to chat briefly and could he call me when the time was convenient for him. A bit later I get a call from the cell number he gave me and the fellow says he has no idea who I am and has not made an appointment and yes he is Dr. so and so.
I then email and text him several times asking him what that call was about and trying to sort things out. Hours later I never receive a response so I assume he is completely blowing me off. I then email his references explaining the situation just to give them a heads up that he has shown some seriously flakey behavior. I figure they can decide whether or not to pass on the info I send them should he use me as a reference in the future.
No word from Dr. so and so until he emails me (not calls as I had requested) 20 minutes before our appointment was supposed to begin and says he needs the room number. When I explain to him once again the fishy situation and tell him if he is serious he needs to call for room# and suggest it seems like there is some game playing going on. He then becomes furious telling me I'm a flake and insulting me.
So does anyone have a take on WTF is this guys deal? Multiple personalities or?????
So I'm just curious to get other peoples take in this.
Sounds like cold feet or something is not right. I would avoid the guy unless he has a ref or good explanation.
He failed to follow it and then insults you when you ask him about it.
I'm new to all this, but I probably would have asked him point blank why he didn't follow your instructions as opposed to using a phrase like "game playing." It's kind of accusatory if you have a big ego.
If he would have given you some lame answer, you could have just said, "I'm sorry, but I have procedures in place to keep everyone involved safe....I just am not getting a comfort level here and I don't think I would be able to provide you with the experience you're looking for because of that."
Then again, I can understand how the patience could get very short if you're having to deal with dolts like this on a somewhat regular basis!
Yeah. I wasn't in polite mood since he confirms, then calls and says he hasn't made an appointment and has no idea who I am andthen doesn't respond to texts or emails asking him to clarify then emails asking for the room#.
Might even be the popo running a sting operation. Flakey as this dude was, I wouldn't even respond to anything from him ever again and report any emails from him as spam so you never see them again, Just my over cautious personality coming out.
This sounds like the EXACT same thing that happened to a girl in DC. Even the wording is exact and it was a couple months ago. Something about this seems a little fishy to me. What exactly are you trying to accomplish? I doubt the same thing is happening in several cities. My advice - up your screening. If you were screening properly, you never would have dealt with this guy past the first phone call you got from him claiming that he didn't know you.