Poll of the Day > Damn man. I may have ruined my company's reputation .__.

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I met with a local council woman today about some street lights. We've got two options, so she's like why are you guys so determined to go with Option A - is it cause it's cheaper? I was just like yeah, they are cheaper, quite a bit cheaper actually. She was like hmmm hmm you should really consider pedestrian safety as well.

I'd totally missed the cue to actually sell the idea to her about why we're going with that solution, mainly that there's less light spill and they're lower maintenance so you'll have fewer complaints.

So the conversation went awkward cause now I just look like a greedy developer who just wants the cheapest solution without regard for safety. I went hard with the damage control after that but I don't know if it worked. If she tells the rest of the council that we're only pushing this idea cause it's cheaper (which we are not) then we're screwwwwed

Ugh kill me
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but i do not want to kill you.
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just do what normal greedy developers do, bribe her.
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Jen0125 posted...

but i do not want to kill you.

yeah, hasn't there been enough death lately?
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Jen0125 posted...

but i do not want to kill you.

i do lets go
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Why do highways usually have different streetlights from side streets, anyway? Always wondered about that. Highways usually have like a flat semi-oval top with a prominent half-ball bulb underneath, while side streets usually have an upside-down funnel-shaped top with an curved-in cylinder open on the bottom.
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Well I was gonna kill you but Im not gonna do it if you ask me to

Yeah, typically you don't want to emphasize cost (or lack there of) of whatever idea you're trying to pitch. You definitely want to focus on the other benefits first.
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