Went to a staff meeting tonight. There were a lot of corporate phrases going around. And a lot of corporatey interactions happening, too.
I don't like it.
I'm not a saleswoman. I figure if things are going to happen, they'll happen. Some things need coaxing. Buying stuff isn't in my book of things to be coerced about. I don't want it to go into my book.
Do you know that a salesperson is supposed to sell stuff to someone anyway because the buyer just needs to be asked to buy it? The buyer can say no a bunch of times, but until the buyer leaves the store, the asking asking asking is meant to continue.
A person is supposed to say, "just one more thing" and "let's do this". A step to a sale is to overcome objections.
I probably don't need to be outraged. This is how the world works. But I am outraged. I don't want to be spoken to as if I don't know what I want. When I don't know what I want I'll let the people know.
I'm embarrassed to be so close to this kind of thing. It makes me feel contaminated by a part of the world I try to avoid.
Perhaps it's a vaccination. That's probably the best way to look at it. A cootie shot.
Posted by dotty at June 21, 2005 11:21 PM