To think he's an ungrateful bastard?

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I'm fuming. Our family business is in retail. I've plugged a particular product on facebook and worked really hard to get conversions (up til midnight taking orders via facebook, up at 6 to do the same. Tinkering with ad campaigns, etc. It's taken off and pretty much doubled turnover. I've shelved a lot of my own work to do this. Now I don't want a fucking gold clock, however.... I just did something that he questioned and so I said 'why don't you take a look?' and passed him the laptop. He pushed it away and said 'no thanks, I have no interest. In fact I have a hatred for it'. 'By 'it' he meant social media.

So I said how does that work since he's having to sell the product himself is he not in the slightest bit interested in what people have to say? (The customers are really interacting well, we're getting some great feedback on via facebook) I also said how does he think that makes me feel considering I've bust a gut over in the past few weeks and he can't even be arsed looking at it. He said 'Oh so it's all about you, then, is it?'

WTF?
Is it me?

YANBU he's being a right git.

Thank you. I think I might have to sleep in the spare room, I'm so annoyed.

He's being a nob.

Tell him that Wanda says to fuck off.

Well done on all your hard work

He's being a twat.

If it wasn't so important I would say stop doing what you're doing and then see how he reacts.

You have obviously done really well though so congratulations.

Thank you ladies. I am typing this from the spare room. I don't know if it's an ego thing, that the product wasn't selling well before, and then when I got going with it it took off, maybe he's pissed off about that.

How can he say he hates social media when it's doubled turnover? I can see why people may dislike it on a personal level, but it's very shortsighted of somebody who works in retail to discount it altogether, especially as it's proven to work for your products.

He is being an eejit.

What's the product?

Do you think he is jealous? And taking it out on you by being a nasty unappreciative knob?

I was going to say that he sounds put out that you've turned around sales of the product and his ego is dented as a result, so he's being an arse.

Social media is a brilliant way to connect with customers if done well, and it sounds like you have. And you busted a gut to make sure it worked, you followed through quickly, and you got a great result.

You know what? This SHOULD be all about you, because it's a great achievement.

I used to think it was all bollocks until I joined FB for my business. A friend suggested that I have a personal account and a business one then link between the two with comments.

I now spend far too much time on there, have spent money on lots of lovely things I see for sale and do very little on my business page because I'm too busy chatting with friends and trawling MN

Tell him he's an ungrateful fuckbag and leave him to get on with it himself.