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at 8:48 PM, Jeff Olson wrote:</DIV><BR =
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style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" =
size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">There are some people who =
seem unable to conduct a business-like exchange (which is, after all, =
what we're supposed to be doing),</FONT></P> =
</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>What is business, after all? An exchange =
of a service for money? If that is what we have come to, then that is =
a really sad indication of where we are as a society.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>When I am at death's door, =
do I want to be able to say, "if only that person had quit tallking, I =
could have made another hundred bucks that day." or that something I did =
made a difference in someone's life every day?</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I rather like to believe =
that when people feel comfortable talking to me, it is an indication =
that the client likes me, and will call me back another =
day.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I envy =
those of you who have established a solid private clientele that will =
sustain a decent living. That's a heck of a lot better than dealing =
with this group of snooty =
better-that-the-piano-janitor-who-doesn't-have-his-PHD faculties we deal =
with every day. There isn't a lot more depressing than to NOT be able =
to strike up a decent conversation with your coworkers because they =
don't have time for you and think you are lower class.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Jeff</DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN =
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white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>Jeff Tanner, =
RPT</DIV><DIV>University of South Carolina</DIV><DIV><BR =
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