The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoWhat a savemedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down19
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minus-squareNullPointerException@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up50·4 months agoNever assume anything. “Hi, I am … and you are?” If needed, “… and what’s your relationship with him?”
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·4 months agoAsk robotically and pretend to make a check mark on your clipboard, tada awkwardness averted
minus-squareZorcron@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoMy go-to is to just forest introduce myself to the actual client, and then if they have anyone that I don’t already know, just ask something like “And who did you bring with you today?” So far no problems with that method.
minus-squarenoughtnaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months ago“and you are of course his… niece?” 🤭
Never assume anything. “Hi, I am … and you are?”
If needed, “… and what’s your relationship with him?”
Ask robotically and pretend to make a check mark on your clipboard, tada awkwardness averted
My go-to is to just forest introduce myself to the actual client, and then if they have anyone that I don’t already know, just ask something like “And who did you bring with you today?” So far no problems with that method.
“and you are of course his… niece?” 🤭