Some people really mess it up!

Well, I can't believe that I am writing yet another post. This is the third post in a week, I think, and I hope I keep this pace up, especially after the lag between some of my older posts. What brought about me writing this one was something that I came across on the internet, which lead to a thought:
Something that is necessary in all professionals is professionalism, and being unprofessional can really, really tarnish a person's reputation/image. (In a few minutes you'll get what I'm saying.)

Well, all those who look through blogs would have noticed a Navbar (that's the name for it) on top, where you can see a link saying Next Blog >> . From time to time, whenever I want to see some other person's writing, or if I'm just bored, I take a look at whatever random blog I am linked to.
That's when I somehow stumbled upon this. Some of you might have heard about the "Author attacks reviewer" incident, and some might have not (I didn't) so those who have no idea what I'm talking about can refer to this link before reading the rest of this blogpost (Make sure you read some of the comments): Link

The link leads to a post of a review of Jacqueline Howett's book (which I haven't read and about which I know nothing except what was written in the review) by Books and Pals. 

When I read this, I was shocked by Howett's behavior. It was totally unprofessional and uncalled for. The person who gave the review presented his opinion in a honest yet professional manner, while the author did exactly the opposite. It was rude, childish (telling the reviewer that he did a "booboo") and very, very inane. Most of all, it was unprofessional.
It didn't do her any good either. After the three 4 and 5 star posts (which she copy-pasted from Amazon to prove that at least three people liked it) she has been receiving a long string of 1 and 2 star reviews, of which some, more than the book, criticize her for her uncalled behavior. (This is true, because I checked Amazon myself.). My guess is that most of them went straight from Al's blog to Amazon just to give the reader a dose of what she needed.
What she did on that blog was self-destructive, and may even cost her her career.
One other big mistake she made was posting all this on a public blog, on the internet. When it's in written, it's there forever. Even if someone says something it might be forgotten. This won't be.

I would, however, like to thank her for one thing. Apart from the initial shock, I got a good laugh from her senseless and childish commenting. Writing something isn't child's play (I have a rough idea of that) but criticism will always be present and, in my opinion, it should be taken in the right spirit and the negatives as something to be remedied in the future. 

This was just an example of unprofessional-ism I wanted to give, but somehow I ended giving this a lot of space. In our country, I think this is more common.

Politics is one huge example. Here, being unprofessional is not an exception, it is the norm.
Throwing chairs and tantrums in the parliament? Not a big deal.
Pudgy politician screaming and breaking pots just because things didn't go her way? That headline appeared ages ago.
Now, a straightforward one? That is an exception. And given the state of affairs, he wouldn't last long.

A writer being unprofessional may result in damage of his/her career. But politicians? Their unprofessional behavior is not only appalling and embarrassing to look at, but also damages the image of their whole party, and not that person alone.
Not that I'm interested in dissecting every action of every politician to be kept for further scrutiny and discussion. This was just a thought.

With Aimless Musings,

Charu