It's just like being in high school again...

So, TP-A (see below for more info on them) came to the Red Team Review. Which is fine, I suppose, even though they did nothing. Didn't turn in their assignments. Whined and made dumb excuses about why they couldn't turn in their assignments. And so on and so on. Well, so I figure good, they're going to at least help review. But do they have constructive comments?

Of course not.

What they do primarily say is along the lines of:
Q: Why aren't we featured more prominently in all of this?
A: Well, here's the thing - whoever gets told less than 24 hours prior to the red team that they have to now write a section b/c the original writer couldn't possibly be bothered gets to include whoever the freak they want to include...and as you were the one who not only dropped the ball but then proceeded to poke it with sharp objects until there was no air left so no one could use it b/c you didn't want to...you weren't high on my list of people to include when talking about how great we are.

Q: Why aren't we (the sub contractor) down as the PM? We thought we got to do all of that.
A: That's nice that you thought that. You were wrong. You still are wrong. If we should, by some bizarre stretch of the imagination, actually win this contract, I will see to it personally that you get as little work out of it as possible.

Q: Why?
A: Why? You have the freaking nerve to ask me why after you piddle and diddle around for three weeks of a 4 week proposal effort and even then never turn in anything why I don't think you'd be a good team member??? Let's see....how about this is a very tight deadline contract and since you've just proven that you're incapable of actually delivering anything on schedule I'm a bit wary to stake the reputation of my company on your incompetent shoulders. How about that?

Proposal Girl is pissed. Could you tell? Fortunately, I managed to keep a mostly civil tongue in my head while in the brief out. That's something, right? Proposal Man sat in Zen-like harmony during the whole debacle. I must learn more teflon skills. Of course...maybe he figured I was getting irritated enough for both of us.