In a text-based conversation with an Uber courier and he opened with a salarymanism so I salaryman'ed right back and then watched him, via the typing indicator, draft at least five attempts at the return salvo before landing a really well crafted one. "Game appreciates game."
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Sample question, much debated among salaryman cognoscenti recently: how do you observe politely that you hope your customer is doing well during these troubled times without implying that you think the times are troubling them, specifically, or implying the reverse.
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This is a nice follow-up to your sudoku thread!
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Often templated into auto response with a little training so it appears seamless and natural.
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Would appreciate any book recommendations. Ideally, in English, please. Thank you.
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One of those skills that I have zero natural talent at but is so important generally in life that I must improve constantly.
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Level one of salarymanning is appropriately apologizing. Level two is to be able to appropriately respond to the apology. Level three is to appropriately respond to the response while avoiding the many pitfalls. This exchange is basically a text book example.
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