A prospective client called me about a project she was hoping I would accept. After discussing the project with her, I said that I wasn't the right person for the job, which was a polite way of saying that I wasn't interested.
If I had still been in the corporate world, and had been called into my boss's office and given this project, my response would have been very different: "Thank you so much for thinking of me, boss (kiss, kiss, kiss). What a wise, generous, and kind human being you are (kiss, kiss, kiss). Of course I'll ignore the fact that this project is beneath the dignity of a summer intern (kiss, kiss, kiss). I'll get right on it, boss (kiss, kiss, kiss)."
Anyone else remember those days?
If I had still been in the corporate world, and had been called into my boss's office and given this project, my response would have been very different: "Thank you so much for thinking of me, boss (kiss, kiss, kiss). What a wise, generous, and kind human being you are (kiss, kiss, kiss). Of course I'll ignore the fact that this project is beneath the dignity of a summer intern (kiss, kiss, kiss). I'll get right on it, boss (kiss, kiss, kiss)."
Anyone else remember those days?