29 minutes ago, liuzhou said:
I see nothing in her article to suggest she was looking to be "chatted up" or would have welcomed that if it had happened.
I think you understand exactly what I meant. I used a miniscule bit of hyperbole to make a point.
People go to a restaurant to eat, not to engage the servers. Her line that 'people looked right through her' certainly doesn't apply to every customer or probably even most customers. Maybe some. And why not? They didn't come to validate her, they came to eat.
Perhaps her adventure in the real working world will prompt some self examination about how the world relates to her.
I recall how Michael Ruhlman, in his book about studying at the CIA, had an epiphany when he realized that some jobs require dedication and actual hard work.
