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mini rant

DG1DG1 member
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Grr. I am at panera this morning, and I'm supposed to be WORKING. 

I thought we had agreed on 8:00. I was here at 7:30. (One of those things where if I'd left 10 minutes later, I'd've gotten here 30 minutes later.) Realized at about 8:10 that it was really an 8:30 start. 8:29, necessary colleague texts that he is running 45 minutes late. 

Because sitting around panera for 2 extra hours is really what I was interested in doing today. Grr.

Now I have to decide whether to start without him. And since this involves approaching random strangers to ask them to do a quick study for me, I seem to be having a hard time with that.

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  • NOLABridesmaidNOLABridesmaid member
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    Start with old people and work your way down.
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  • DG1DG1 member
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    They are supposed to be smartphone users. I can't start too old. :) 

    I am also doing it wrong. I picked a table next to a power outlet, since we'll be working with 3 devices quite heavily. But I really need to be by the door, I think. 

    I feel like an idiot.

    And I've learned that xanax *does* make me sleepy, so that's becoming les of an option. Boooo.

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  • NOLABridesmaidNOLABridesmaid member
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    Yes, that knocks them out.

    Just start with, "Hi, I'm DG and I just have a quick question for you."

    Don't ask if they have a few minutes to answer some questions or if they would like to answer some questions because they will most likely say no.

    You'll feel better after the first person.
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  • tawillerstawillers member
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    I saw on FB that you're offering up GCs.  I'd definitely mention that in the initial asking.  I bet it won't be as hard as you think.
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  • *Barbie**Barbie* member
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    stuff like this makes me stabby...
    *people who sit in Panara (or similar restaurants) working (or f*cking around) on their laptops for hours at a time
    *people approaching me in public wanting help with a survey

    I get it's important  with your line of work, but it pisses me off to no end when i go into a place to eat and can't get a table or have strangers bothering me. the Panera near my parents' house was horrible about this - you'd go in during lunch and people would be milling around with plates of food  while all of the tables were taken up by people on laptops with no food/drink in front of them. 
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  • WzzWzz member
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    thank goodness you aren't doing surveys in houston, or else barbie would stab you.

    ;)
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  • *Barbie**Barbie* member
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    or at least kick you ;-)

    i just saw the picture you posted on FB. I think your panera manager needs to shut off his wi-fi. that guy's setup is insane. 
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