Category: Entrepreneurship

You "Coasters"

I got called this today. I was 5 minutes late for a call with someone from Wisconsin when he put it out there. I am a Coaster. Ouchies, that really hurt my feelings.

Here is how I would describe a “Middie”:

- Always on time
- Send emails that have punctuations, capitalizations and proper grammar
- Work for a large firm
- Don’t tell people to connect with them online
- They give firm handshakes

Disclaimer: This was approved by someone from Nebraska

Are you a coaster or a middie?

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10 Responses to “You "Coasters"”

  • David Ulevitch
    October 26th, 2007
    8:09 pm

    You aren’t a coaster, you are all over the map.

    So to speak…

  • Magoo
    October 27th, 2007
    1:39 am

    A coastie?

  • karen
    October 27th, 2007
    5:45 am

    I’m almost 100% sure I know who said this, but would be interested in hearing more. If it’s who I think it was, he had another call with a ‘coaster’ earlier that day!

    I’m actually laughing out loud about this. Great way to start my day!

    Me? I claim to be a Southerner. ;)

  • Sofie
    October 27th, 2007
    6:35 am

    I am affraid you can classify me as a middie then.

  • Mike Sabat
    October 27th, 2007
    4:52 pm

    This may be true. Although many people think of NYC as being on a tight schedule it is actually rather relaxed (sort of). It is usually expected for one party to be late to a meeting. Believe it or not we start work pretty late also. Average start time is probably 9AM or later. My Dad in OH starts work at 730.

    All that said, I don’t think we can out-coastie California. Only because we can’t wear sandals in January.

  • Selena
    October 29th, 2007
    10:19 am

    I have learned that no matter how brilliant you are, if you’re consistently late for your anyone, you’ll have a hard time getting them to take you seriously. At the end of the day, people just want you to know that their time is as valuable as theirs.

    Also, I don’t think it matters whether you’re a Middie or a Coaster, everyone’s late sometimes. Shit happens. Everyone makes mistakes, so chin up. ;-)

  • Nii A.
    October 29th, 2007
    4:32 pm

    It might be a CA phenom to be perpetually 5 minutes late to all meetings… I can’t remember the last meeting that I went to that started on time. In fact i’m late for one right now
    -N

  • Rebecca
    October 31st, 2007
    6:23 am

    You coasties are such a bad influence.

  • Pete Swisher
    November 5th, 2007
    8:13 am

    LOL.

    One has to wonder where would the internet be w/out that good old fashioned midwestern work ethic.

    That said, I consistently show up to X:00:00 meetings at X:00:59. Call me daring.

  • Biff
    November 7th, 2007
    5:55 am

    Is it possible to be a coasting middie? If so, I might be on the way to being that…from one direction or the other. I don’t know. Maybe that’s symptomatic…?

    ~biff~

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