it is quite staggering isn't it?  I find that attitude among most "upper levels" that I meet.  In fact, I recently had the "pleasure" of speaking to a labor political director (he isn't even that high up as he's only in a local labor council) whose voice said to me "who are you and why am I wasting my time on you?"  Then apparently someone told him I run a labor blog and that little soap box got me a return call that day and an assurance that I'd get a follow up call today.

I run a freaking blog.  So I have a soapbox, so what?  You shouldn't be an ass to me anymore than you should be to anyone else.  I deserve the same care, decency and respect that you should give to EVERYONE who calls you.  Seriously, the arrogance some times when you have to talk to people who think they're big fish.  UGH!!