Last night i went out for a business dinner with Microsoft people and people from my company. I tend to be pretty loud at these things because that's just the way I am. I do watch how much i drink to make sure I dont get too out of hand but I did have a couple of glasses of wine.
Anyway, it felt like it all went well but I always have this nagging feeling at the back of my mind that maybe I screwed up and offended someone. I can't point to a specific instance from last night but there is that nagging feeling in the back of my mind. I guess this is the price you pay if you want to participate in these sorts of events. the alternative is to sit there very politely and to keep the conversation on work but I think that defeats the purpose of these events. Certainly talking about work is necessary but we can do that in a meeting and dont need an overpriced restaurant to facilitate the conversation. The point of these events is to get to know your partners on a personal level.
So i'll have to put up with a little worry over my behavior. The evening was great. We ate at a really nice restaurant in Philly called Amada. It was a Tapas place so little plates of appetizers kept coming out all night long. The wine was all Spanish varietals and the MS rep picked a really nice Red (Tinto).
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