Networking 101
Me: I need your advice.
Kate: Shoot.
Me: So I was at this tech networking event last week and met this guy who was just exactly on the same page as me. We hit it off immediately and so, you know, based on the Sloane Networking Rules, when you meet someone you click with immediately, exchange information and then move along. Don't spend all night talking to that one person. After all you know you're going to see them again. So anyway...
Kate: Wait. Stop for a second. Please can you tell me when you're going to write down these amazing Sloane Networking Rules of yours and publish a book so we can retire and have these conversations on the beach.
Me: Dude. I'm getting there. Now seriously can you help me out.
Kate: Yes, whatever it is. Yes. You kill me. You always do this and make me agree with you about something when you already know the answer. Can we please spend 35 seconds on my problem.
Me: Ok sure. What's up?
Kate: So (redacted) remember him? Well he's been totally MIA, like I told you and I found out he did take some hot blond to his company holiday party which is just whatever and now I still have to see him at work. And it sucks.
Me: And?
Kate: Oh that was it.
Me: Wow that was 35 seconds.
Jan 24th
Next career move
Me: So what I'm saying is I don't know exactly what's going to happen, but it's a conversation I'm excited to be having.
Kate: Look. We know that every work experience teaches us something. Take me for example. I sell Guinness for a living and what I've learned is that I hate the Irish. Now I don't know exactly how I'm going to translate that into my next job...
Me: You could sell sake?
Kate: (Laughs)
Me: You know, like when I write the forward to your best-selling book, How I went from Guinness to Sake and Retired Young to Cabo, I'll write how you had this revelation where one day you said to me you didn't like the Irish and I was all like, 'How do you feel about Asians?' and you went 'Been ok to me so far' and that's how SakeToMe.Com was born.
Kate: You're fucking hillarious. Where do you come up with this shit?
Me: So you think it'll work?
Kate: Probably not.
Jan 24th