Story Time :
Months back I was travelling along with my colleague, Vikrant, to Delhi for some official assignment.
I forgot my iPhone's charger at home. Needless to say iPhone's battery sucks big time. We were near paharganj. I asked Vikrant to search for a nearby mobile store to buy a charger.
But he took my mobile & went straight inside nearby hotel. It was just a normal hotel with 2- star rating. There were no computers for maintaining record. We went to reception.
He firmly did handshake with manager & introduced himself with a business card. He is a core sales manager.
Then he said in low voice, 2 months back he stayed there & forgot his iphone's charger here in room. Though he never went to that hotel in actual.
Surprisingly manager asked his waiter to bring blue box. That box was having approx 15–20 chargers & manager asked Vikrant to find his charger.
Guess what we actually found three iPhone chargers in that box & took one with just 30 Rs. tip to waiter.
Just a wild guess & Got original iphone charger.
Lessons Learnt :
- Self confidence & soft skills can do wonders.
- Stay cool & search for nearby resources.
- A firm handshake can bring lot of positivity.
Maybe it's an unethical hack, but it gives a sense to this question how soft skills & IQ level can save your day.