For a number of years I worked as a Sales Manager for an Audio Visual Services company in various hotels.  What you're about to see is a video I just found that accurately illustrates the way my clients often treated me... just put in different contexts.

What was amazing to me was how so many seemed to consider such treatment of their Vendors as normal and reasonable.

I understand the clients' suspicions of vendors.  All too often I was pressured to take advantage of clients by charging exhorbitant prices.  But I never caved to that pressure.  When our prices were higher, I could easily justify it as providing superior service and/or superior products.  (And when in doubt, I'd research it to confirm we were competitive price-wise for providing as good or better products/services.)

Question: As you interact with others, how do you think your treatment of them is viewed?  And is your treatment of them really necessary, or might there be a better way (and/or time) to make your needs and desires known?