What “You’re too expensive” really means (& how to beat it)
You: “Good afternoon. I just wanted to follow up on the proposal I submitted last week.” Prospect: “Ah, yes. Well, thank you so much for taking the time to submit your quote. I’m afraid that we’ve decided to go with someone else.” You: “Can I ask why?” Prospect: “You were just too expensive.” Shortly […]
The Vintage Way
It was a Saturday night, and such a Sabbath as followed! Ex officio professors of Sabbath breaking are all whalemen. The ivory Pequod was turned into what seemed a shamble; every sailor a butcher. You would have thought we were offering up ten thousand red oxen. In the first place, the enormous cutting tackles, among [...]A Cold Winter
It was a Saturday night, and such a Sabbath as followed! Ex officio professors of Sabbath breaking are all whalemen. The ivory Pequod was turned into what seemed a shamble; every sailor a butcher. You would have thought we were offering up ten thousand red oxen. In the first place, the enormous cutting tackles, among [...]
Are you soaking your customers with dirty water?
As I stood, shivering in the rain, at the side of the road trying to hail a taxi during rush hour on one of the busiest streets in Manhattan, I was reminded how cruel life can be. Just then, an occupied cab raced by me and right through a puddle, splashing me with the blackened juice […]