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June 19, 2012
strangers in omaha
The good part of owning your own business is employing your friends.
The bad part of owning your own business is that strangers in Omaha cold-call you.
Him: "Hello, is this the owner of Island of Misfit Toys, Inc.?"
Me, already contemplating suicide: "Yes."
"Hello sir my name is [I stopped listening] and I want to [not real sure] mwah mwah mwah mwah blah blah blah help you grow your business!"
Meh. Why on earth would I want to grow my business? The very thought makes me absent-mindedly scratch hives. What, is he going to invent an eighth day of the week so I can work that, too?
"I am so not interested in growing my business," I say.
This always confuses them, and I'm not sure why. I can feel them parsing their reply-matrix for the appropriate response, but none is there. Surely I'm not the only business owner who feels he works hard enough?
"Well, like, your website could do a lot better job of selling your services." No kidding. My public-facing website is a picture of a nut. No links, no content.
"That's because we do not advertise or solicit work."
Parse, parse, parse. Nothing.
"Oh. Um. Okay," said the last guy, giving up without much of a fight. And I went back to work.
Scratch, scratch, scratch.
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