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So I had a meeting with some external visitors in the office today. It was just me, so took them to the room and politely offered tea/coffee/water - thinking that like literally everyone else they'd say water or nothing.
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arjun (gadhia)
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Nope. They asked for coffee and tea. "Great, okay, I'll be right back" I said, scuttling off.
Obviously, I panicked. Went to the kitchen thinking, okay I know how to make tea. So I did that. But the coffee pot had powder in it, and I had absolutely no idea what to do with it.
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arjun (gadhia)
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22. sij |
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I pullet out slack on my phone and wrote a frantic message to my team. A guy from the ads team came to the kitchen and we had some banter, but I didn't want to ask him in front of his team and look like an idiot. Not the ads team.
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arjun (gadhia)
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22. sij |
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So then I abandoned the tea and run up the stairs to the canteen. They'll know what to do.
"Can I please have a tea and a...regular coffee?"
"What's a regular coffee?"
"Erm, What do most people drink?"
"Some people like latte or cappuccino (etc etc)?"
"Crap. Latte please."
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arjun (gadhia)
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22. sij |
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I went back to the room with a black tea no sugar (obviously I didn't ask beforehand) and a latte hoping for the best. Thankfully they seemed satisfied enough, and I proceeded to plugin my laptop to start the meeting.
Front and center for all to see: pic.twitter.com/UnMiuEiwqh
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arjun (gadhia)
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23. sij |
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All in all I learnt a powerful lesson yesterday: never be polite and always just go to the Seahorse.
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Matt Chadburn
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23. sij |
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I always ask, "do you want water, tea, or terrible coffee?"
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James Loveridge
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23. sij |
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Such wisdom in that statement. Pushing water as their first option which is most likely being picked.
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Alice Bartlett
@alicebartlett
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23. sij |
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Arj this is the most pure and beautiful story.
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Alice Bartlett
@alicebartlett
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23. sij |
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Powder coffee is just 1 teaspoon and some boiling water. (If that mystery had not yet been revealed)
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Philipp Dunkel FRSA
@pipobscure
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23. sij |
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And that’s why every student should spend a summer in school working at a café: life skills😀
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Simon [...jam, !war] Legg
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23. sij |
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Or a paint shop
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