The answer is no.

Just got a final notice from a company.

• They create directories.
• Want to include all my contact information.
• For something I did almost 20 years ago.

Their notice was caught in my spam filter.

• No response meant they could publish my information.
• Given how big this company is, it hit me the wrong way.
• They could write emails that don’t qualify as spam - if they wanted to.

Aside from sneaky tactics, did I really want to be in that directory?

• No. I would be one name in thousands.
• Easy to sell.
• Not so easy for fuzzy memories to find.

Plus we live in a connected world.

• Google me.
• I don’t need an outdated, physical directory.
• I’m sure they’ll make a ton selling those lists!

Feels like a bait and switch scam - with some fancy foot work thrown in.

Makes me thinks of chapter leaders…do you give your members reasons to call your actions sneaky?

Originally posted @ Cynthia D'Amour on Leadership and Life