Re: Lectures and written communications

[S M Ryan <fizziksweb@YAHOO.COM>]

Not directly Physics, true, but we do deal with students
who become these people in the businesses we deal with.

The Libby's response - poor manners (didn't bother to do
more than skim your email before attempting response) or
actual inability to interpret info/questions posed in the
English language?  Tough call.  To my experience with
students its a matter of attitude FAR more often that a
matter of inability.

It's not that they "can't",
It's that they can't be bothered.

S Ryan

> > > But what happens to these students after they have
> been
> > > graduated from our universities and join corporate
> > > America ?
> > >
> > > Below is an example ...
> > > Any comments???
> > [snip]
> >
> > Don't know that it has anything to do with a lack of
> > listening skills - just extremely poor manners and bad
> > assumptions.
>
> [snip]
 I asked why the percentage is listed as 0% when the
> amount (12.5 mg or more)
> corresponds to 1% (when rounded)?  Here is the response:
>
> ------------
> Thank you for contacting us regarding LIBBY'S JUICY
> JUICE.  We welcome
> questions and comments from our customers and are pleased
> to provide the
> following information.
>
> Nestle USA does not add salt to any of our Libby's Juicy
> Juice products.
> However, as you may already be aware, minute amounts of
> sodium naturally
> occur
> in fruits and, therefore, trace amounts of sodium may be
> found in Juicy
> Juice.


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