Trade Show Mentality
I just got back from an industry conference, which had some fun moments (drinking some really good wine and hanging out with my office-mates), some incredibly boring moments and some really irritating ones. The irritating ones came courtesy of a guy who somehow decided during the course of an otherwise-fun "professional" event that he wanted to sleep with me. (We're both married, by the way.) I just can't relate to the "trade show mentality" that a lot of people have--namely, that it's OK for married people to screw around at conferences, and that somehow it doesn't count once you get home. Creepy. Anyone else out there have a story about being hit on at a conference?
It's called "what goes on the road stays on the road" and it's pretty sleazy, all things considered. Never done it myself, seen it done plenty of times.
Posted by: Randy Hall | August 17, 2007 at 04:06 PM
Yeah, it was pretty obvious that this guy thought it was no big deal. I've heard some say there's a "1,000 mile rule" among some salespeople, which basically means you can do whatever you want as long as you're far enough away from home. Nice.
Posted by: winebroad | August 17, 2007 at 10:19 PM