canyonwalker | A Real, Real, Real Business Trip! (Reply)

SJC Airport - Sun, 22 May 2022, 7:15am

Today I'm going on a business trip for real. For real-real-real.

It's in-person
It involves travel (more than just a 30 minute drive)
It's to meet customers (not just attend internal training)

I've had a few meetings the past several months that hit 1 or 2 of these. I've had f2f meetings for work (3x). I've flown (once). I've even met customers f2f (once). But this is the first time in... *checks blog*... since January 2020 I've done all three at the same time.

The occasion for this trip is a small trade show we're running in Austin, TX. It's in the same program as the small show in San Jose we conducted a few days ago... except smaller. 😟 There's a chance there will be more staff there than customers and prospects. 😨

The show's not 'til Tuesday. I'm flying today, Sunday, so I can meet friends in Austin this evening. It's nice when I can combine work and leisure like this, even if in just a small way. Tomorrow evening I'll be meeting colleagues ahead of the show... hopefully for a slightly less low-key dinner than last week. I'm staying over Tuesday night, flying home Wednesday, so I don't have to rush out of the event the moment it's gaveled to a close.

Update: Here am I still sitting in the terminal in San Jose for 15 minutes, and already there's been drama. My connecting flight was delayed 50 minutes, then 1 hour 50 minute. Now it's back to on time! Ah, Southwest Airlines.