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Re:Lyft Plus by iambateman on Thursday May 08, 2014 @03:27PM (#7717146)
1. Friendliness is always important in customer interaction. 2. Chick-fil-A is an example of "friendliness" scaling up to x0,000 employees. 3. No, being nice is not a straightjacket in the making.
Re:Lyft Plus by mrbrowning on Thursday May 08, 2014 @05:37PM (#7717859)
Of course, but I'm not talking about mere interpersonal politeness so much as having friendliness be a central component of your branding. Chick-Fil-A, for all its vaunted good cheer, still has all the trappings of a commercial transaction, whereas Lyft tries to downplay that in favor of appearing as merely a facilitator of intra-community interactions. That part, specifically, is the part that I wonder about.
Re:Lyft Plus by starfishjenga on Thursday May 08, 2014 @03:46PM (#7717254)
Yeah, super friendly - unless you're gay!
Re:Lyft Plus by sp332 on Thursday May 08, 2014 @04:20PM (#7717430)
The one near me sponsors a pride parade every year, so I guess some things don't scale that well :p