Oh, come on. Really, twitter?
After two days of Inbound Marketing Summit San Francisco, I called the twitter offices to see if I could stop in and say hi. Though there was no answer, I stopped in anyway. The door was locked, but I got the attention of a woman who opened it cautiously, asked me to identify myself, and let me in. She stopped me in the lobby and asked me nicely to wait there.
Seconds later, another woman appeared who told me — also very nicely — that they have a policy not to let people in without an appointment. She mentioned that about 80 people stop in every day just to say hi, which is why they made “no entry” a policy. (Apparently I wasn’t even supposed to be inside.)
Although I completely understand that the nature of their work is of a secretive nature, there’s something fundamentally wrong for a company who’s raison d’être is human connection to instate such a policy.
Seriously, twitter, if you’re getting that many people who want to just come say hi, do something so that the people who love you actually can. We all love you, but that’s a ridiculous policy. Perhaps next time I’ll bring some cupcakes and wear a wig:
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Michael…
Seriously? I can’t believe! :~) I think you are right…cupcakes and a wig should do the trick next time! Let me know how it goes!
i know. did feel really weird to be there and feel like they were so out of reach. i’ll let you know how the wig and cupcakes work out. ha. have a good one!