Why do event suppliers take advantage of other suppliers?
For the past 10 years of being a food provider in the events industry, the entitlement of some suppliers has become much worse. I would appreciate thoughts for discussion on this matter.
As a food and beverage events supplier, I've had the impression that other suppliers that work in the same industry are professionals. That everyone would be courteous and respectful, no one would belittle nor make condescending remarks to others, especially people from food and beverage. How come when other suppliers ask for food and drinks, they come off as entitled guests. They approach you thinking that they deserve to be served the same as guests and have little regards to even say thank you or reciprocate the generosity given to them. Some would even go as far as to lie and pretend to be guests so they can justify their rude and demanding behavior. I've been wondering how this all started and how come this was never addressed by the countless online groups for weddings and events. When did the entitlement start? Where does it end? When will boundaries start to be respected and when will every supplier start to stay in their own lane?
If anyone has thoughts, I'd really like to have a discussion about this.