I just noticed an old film professor of mine walking in my direction.
Being the courteous gentlefellow that I am, I took out one of my headphones and said, “good morning.” This wasn’t a “stop-and-chat” type situation, as Larry David might say, yet I felt it was deserving of a small greeting, so I figured “good morning” was perfect.
What happened next was utterly shocking: she completely ignored me.
She made eye contact, so she knew I was there, but she deliberately held back both a smile and a greeting.
Don’t lie—I know you recognize me. The general population doesn’t have a very deep bench when it comes to 6’6 gingers. We may be few and far between, but we do have feelings.
Now, I’m going to have a bad morning because she didn’t say “good morning.”
She had one job—one social rule that she had to follow: reciprocating my “good morning.”
Shame on you, professor. Shame on you.
Until next time,
Michael J. Erickson, CEO & Co-Founder
