Last Updated on April 20, 2020
You know, and you probably use sometimes the saying “shit happens”. Generally speaking, this is true: we all have our bad luck days from time to time, which we get over, thinking of all good things that happen to us.
Have you ever had a glimpse of thought that shit may actually be the rule?
Small Tour In The Past
December 17th, 1989. Place: Opera Square, Timisoara, Romania
December 21st, 1989. Place: University Square, Bucharest, Romania
It’s Revolution time. We want to get rid of communists, we want to shatter the iron wall which has been raised between us and USA or Western Europe. We dream to live in a world of communication, in a world where everybody speaks honestly and open, in a world of dialogue. Our parents raised us with this dream in mind, that we need to break free. We grew up with America in mind, hoping that one day we would be free like Americans are.
People died for a dream. They died for transparency. What we admired in the Western civilization was transparency. Not money. Not knowledge. Just transparency, and dialogue, and the horizon of a life where things are said loud and clear, not whispered at the corners.
Back To Present Again, Where Shit Is The New Rule
At almost 20 years of distance, I applied to join the eBay Partners Network. My application was rejected and when I asked why and how can I change in order to comply with their rules, the answer was that the reason of my rejection is confidential, so they cannot tell it to me.
Is this the American democracy? Is this the American dream for which young people gave their lives 19 years ago?
I’m not accusing anybody. I don’t care how eBay Partners Network‘s managers run their business. It is their business, and this is good enough for me. But I expected a decent explanation from a giant company which exists in a giant democracy, where most of us are not accepted because we still have to learn how to communicate.
What else can I say? I’m happy I didn’t die at the Revolution. I’m happy that my grandmother is not with us anymore to see that her American dream was actually a nightmare. I’m sad for the eBay Partners Network employees, who are extremely polite and prompt in their answers.
Too bad that these are the only things their company’s policy allows.
What do you think? How would you feel if tomorrow you are fired and the boss informs you that he cannot tell you the reason because it’s confidential? I don’t know about you, but I just felt the need to go for my own business registration.
In America, an employer has the right to fire anyone for any reason – that reason does not have to be revealed. The job I have now, they only hired me after I signed several documents. They did a full criminal background investigation on me. They did a full inspection of my private credit history. They chemically analyzed my urine to check for drugs and diseases.
If I get hurt while working, all of these tests are done again. If I get cancer, they run all the tests again; if I fail any of them, they will cancel my health insurance and fire me. Now that’s freedom…hahaha.
I don’t know a lot about Romania, but I hope things improve. Just like in America – companies are protected above an individuals liberties.
“companies are protected above an individuals liberties” – I think Bobby said it all there.
I don’t know anything about the eBay partner network, but is there a way for you to appeal the rejection, and contact a higher authority?
Hey, Bobby, it seems that employers got some freedom there. In Romania, companies cannot fire the employees without a reason. When they want to do that, they need to convince the employee to resign officially.
Vivien, I already asked them to pass my inquiry to somebody with bigger authority and I got the same answer. No problem, I’m going to use Amazon for what I had in mind, until eBay changes the policy.
That is just rubbish really, you put the effort in to try and promote them for their own good and they reject you with no rhyme or reason.
Just keeping pushing multiple applications through to them, I’m sure one will stick, if you haven’t had phone contact then try that route also.
Good luck.
Yes, I intend to send them a new application every few weeks. Meanwhile, I’m testing other networks, like Amazon or Shareasale.