saved this off of scordos board, thought it was kinda funny....
Well, I’ve had to “bite my tongue” long enough. It’s time for me say my peace. While I have stayed off “the boards” for the last ten years, chosen not to get involved in this world, over the last week I have felt the need to read up on everyone’s perspective on this whole situation that has happened with OCS/IHUB. I lived through this. I have watched all of this happen. A lot of you have your opinions, made your assumptions, and “backed” your boy. NONE of you know what really happened. I DO!!!!!
You all may think you know my husband, but very few of you do. He of course has his faults, many more than I do. He can be a bit too direct. He doesn’t always think before he speaks. He’s a “KNOW IT ALL” for sure! He doesn’t always take people’s feelings into consideration. But I will say this about him as well. He has the biggest heart of ANYONE I know. He is the most loyal person you would ever run across in your life. He is not a liar in any way, shape or form. And unfortunately, he does “Know it all”. He’s the smartest man I’ve ever met (Sorry Dad). And most people who know him will tell you the same thing.
Having said that….
I first and foremost would like to tell people that while I’m not here trying “bash” anyone. I’m going to tell the truth, as I see it. I have nothing against Matt. I personally think Ken is going to do better without him being involved. It is obvious, just in this last week that he is much happier, which makes all the difference to my children and me. But while it was never Ken’s idea for Matt to come out here to California, nevertheless Matt decided that he wanted to. This meant that “getting along” became another obstacle to overcome. I have read many of Matt’s posts over the last week and was very surprised at the tone of them. He seems very likeable online. Levelheaded. Even seeming to have leadership qualities, online. However, in person, Matt comes off as a totally different person. He is very difficult to be around. I have heard numerous friends and family say to Ken, “Geez, how do you handle working with that guy?” He is smug, when he has no room to be. He is rude, when he has no reason to be. He has a sense of entitlement, which he should not feel entitled to. And he is degrading to people around him, when he has absolutely no right to. I am a 34 year old woman. I have met many different kinds of people in my life. Most of whom I’ve enjoyed to know, or at least be around. Matt was an offensive person to me. I’ve looked for the correct adjective for a very long time now and offensive is it. At first, I couldn’t exactly put my finger on why I felt this way, but as time went on and I watched him at all of our family gatherings, baseball games, and dinners at our house, watching him interact with others, I realized all of these things about him. I had to of course keep my feelings to myself, because Matt was part of the OCS family and I would never do or say anything to jeopardize that relationship. But as more and more people began to ask me if it was just them or did everyone feel the same way, I realized that it wasn’t just me. His social skills are so inept it’s unbelievable. At every gathering we had, he managed to offend someone. And from what I have heard, he did the same at gatherings (and movie sets) that I was not present at
Ken’s birthday was two weeks ago. I made Ken’s favorite dinner for him and had our family over. And of course, as usual, Matt was invited over as well. He showed up 45 minutes late, with no apology and no card. And after eating dinner, dessert and enjoying his evening, his parting comments to me were not thank you, like everyone else, they were “I enjoyed it”. While this may not be a “big deal”, it should be very telling. It’s who he is. And it’s rude and obnoxious and I’m happy that I won’t need to be dealing with it any longer.
And I have one other observation that I thought might be of some interest…My husband and Joey have been friends for over ten years. And when I say friends, I mean have been all but inseparable. Our families are friends. I adore his wife and children as well as Joey. Their split happened when Matt showed up, just as George. Coincidence? Well I know it’s not. And trust me when I tell you that Ken and Joey still care for each other, respect each other and will no doubt be friends again soon. Don’t be surprised if they’re working together again at some point as well now that Matt is out of the picture.
Now for the facts….
Matt agreed to take his 7, not only did he agree to this at IHUB publicly he also needed his 7 for work. Ken spent over a thousand dollars to get Matt licensed. Asked him everyday, are you studying? Are you ready? Matt’s response was, no problem, I’m going to get 100%, don’t you worry about it. I believe he even posted that he was going to 100%. Matt never studied. Never took the test. Total waste of money.
Ken spent $2500 to get the lawyer to draw up an agreement between them when he first came out here. Both Matt and Bob read it and Bob said he would probably sign it himself on IHUB. Matt said the agreement was fine and told Ken, “there’s no need to sign he would rather do this on a handshake. I trust you.” I guess Ken should have pushed the matter so he had it all in black and white. But Ken was ALWAYS willing to come to a legal agreement. Don’t let Matt fool you, this was his plan all along. When he saw how well things were going two weeks ago, he decided it was his time to “take over” or “pull out”. You may have “fooled the followers Matt, but you haven’t fooled the rest of us!
Golf Tournaments, Logo Contests, Second Place Logo Contests, Legally Enabling IHUBers to receive equity in OCS, which cost thousands of dollars in legal fees, this was all Ken. Not Matt. Ken made these things happen in order create this company for all to make money together.
Matt left, cleaned out his desk and posted online his “kiss off” at four in the morning on Monday without saying a word to Ken or giving him even an idea that he would be leaving. Not fair and also a very good indication of Matt’s character and business practices.
In closing, let me say that my husband may not always be the easiest person to get along with, I know that better than anyone. But he has so many people who have known him for years. They adore him and back him up 100%. And the reason for this is because they truly know him. They know the kind of person he is. The way he conducts himself and the way he lives his life. I’ve read Matt’s posts and until he decided to leave OCS, he had nothing but good to say about Ken’s life, family and friends. The company you keep says a lot about you. Matt, what company do you keep besides the IHUBers, who I hate to say, don’t really know you at all.[/FONT]
