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Work Vent.

I work in a Independent Retirement Community and I love my residents they all either your loving grandparent or slightly eccentric great aunt or uncle.

This very pushy vendor called wanting me to set up a time to talk to my residents about gravesite and memorial services for them to purchase. Then proceded to say the presentation was light and airy. HOW can any presentation centered around where and how your body with going to buried light and airy?! 

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Re: Work Vent.

  • If you think this is something your residents might want information on... then go see the vendor present elsewhere first before bringing him to your site. Your gut instinct might be right on.
  • I would not give the vendor access to your residents. I would agree to meet with her 1:1 first and then see what she has to say.  You'll get a better feel for her tone and presentation and whether you want her to meet them.
  • My grandparents love to tell me all about the arrangements they've made, to include who is buried on which side of the plot and what music will be played at the funeral.  It brings them peace to know that everything will go according to their wishes, and that they've already paid for it so it won't be a financial burden on anyone else.

    That said, if the vendor is giving you a pushy/negative vibe then I wouldn't give them access to your residents either.
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  • Her point may be that talking about gravesite and memorial services doesn't HAVE to be all about death and sadness.  She's right, and it's up to the content and tone of the presenter to see if she can deliver serious topics without a sense of doom. Plenty of people can do this.  That said, you can't just take her word for it.

    Tell her you'd like to sit in on a presentation she gives at another establishment so that you can better understand her content and tone to determine if it would be a good fit for your residence.

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