To ghost someone is to end all communication and contact with someone, without any explanation, and usually includes ignoring any attempts by the person who had been abruptly cut off; rejection of any kind of contact with ghosted person.
I’ve heard of a lot of cases of being ghosted online, especially on social media sites, but I was surprised to find that not only is ghosting rampant online, but has become rampant in the professional physical world as well. And I’ve experienced it recently.
I was looking to hire a service, so I made a lot of calls, left a lot of voice mails, emailed a lot of companies, etc. and began scheduling people to come out, look, and provide me with an estimate or quote for the job.
Many never returned my calls, inquires or emails. I moved on.
One company provided an outrageous estimate without ... Read More
by Jan Toomer
