What is with people that feel they need to enter into conversation with you for no reason? I was getting my teeth cleaned the other day when the hygienist asked “have you made any vacation plans for the summer?” At the time, my mouth was open with two metal objects in it, one of them being sharp. What made her think my summer plans were any of her business? Had her mother not taught her not to talk to strangers? Is it a power thing?
Hair workers all seem to have an overwhelming urge to talk to you, like they need to make up for the poor quality of the haircut you are about to get. People sitting next to you in airplanes often suffer from the problem as well. I do need to make the exception if you are a pretty lady. The male species is required to attempt to talk to you. It is a curse you need to learn to live with. Average looking guys should not have to.
I do realize that business people need to make an opportunity assessment of persons in their presence. But this involves only a couple of quick questions and should take less than a minute. No need to harass the person if there is not an end game. … and how about those business meeting that promote the “networking” opportunities. I go to a lot of these for financial institutions. They have long breaks and receptions to promote communications between attendees. Finding someone to talk to is easy, until you ask a business question. I like to ask things like “what is your bank’s strategy for growing deposits?” You would be amazed at the length of the pause and the blank stare. It is incredible how many business people have no plan for the future, even though they spends weeks in 5 year planning sessions with large numbers of their colleagues. Maybe I just need to make some vacation plans for the summer.
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