Finally, after years of testing business software, I landed my dream job -- trying out computer games. My first day at work I was listing various ideas in a spreadsheet program when my manager walked by. He looked at my screen for a moment, and then said ...
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Sitting in his cab waiting for a fare, my friend's husband, William, watched as a torrential downpour left lake-size puddles just off the curb of the busy street. Then the back door opened and a customer got in. As William asked the destination, the would...
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任何人都可以当电话推销员? Successful telemarketers don't have to be brain surgeons, just good on the phone. Case in point: While serving in the quality assurance department of one marketing firm, I overheard the guy in the next cube ask for the customer's e-mail addr...
I had been teaching my seventh-graders about World War II, and a test question was, "What was the largest amphibious assault of all time?" Expecting to see "the D-Day invasion" as the answer, I found instead on one paper, "Moses and the plague of frogs." ...
Working as a server at a sushi bar, I saw a customer trying to get my attention. "What's up, babe?" he asked in a strong foreign accent. "Everything is fine, sir," I replied. After a while the patron hailed me again, asking "What's up, babe?" Puzzled and ...
When I was a high school senior, I saw an inspirational ad on TV about becoming a teacher. I called the number shown: 800-45TEACH. After a woman answered, I babbled on about how I thought I had found my life's calling and could she send me information. Sh...
When my husband was taking a college English class, his teacher announced, "For your assignment, I want you to describe yourselves in ten words or less.” My husband wrote, "Succinct." 我丈夫在修一门大学英语课程,他的老师在课上宣布,“下面是你们的作业,我要求你们用10个或更少的字...
Snow was falling heavily the day I decided to visit a car dealership. I was confident I'd get a great deal, figuring the salesmen would be desperate for customers on such a lousy day. Sure enough, when I entered the showroom, I was the only client. But my...
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