Telling Customers No Is a Terrible First Impression

Especially when the “no” is entirely avoidable

Paul Ryburn, M.Sc.

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employee holding up hand as if to say “no” or “stop”
Image by Ana Krach from Pixabay

Imagine frequenting a business for the first time, and within one minute being told, “No, you can’t do that,” or, “No, you can’t have that.”

Now, sometimes you can’t steer clear of that conversation. An employee calls in sick and you have to open late. An item runs out of…

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Paul Ryburn, M.Sc.

I write about writing, ideas, creativity, homelessness, intuition, spirituality, life lessons. Ex-college teacher Twitter: @paulryburn