R.S.V.P. stands
for a French phrase, "répondez, s'il vous plaît," which means
"please reply.” So why is it so
hard for people to do just that? Or
respond to an RSVP saying the will attend something and then not show up. So two of my biggest pet peeves as a person
who likes to have parties/gatherings are the people who just don’t bother to
RSVP and show up or the ones who RSVP and then don’t show. It’s just plain rude!
I know we are all
busy but we all have these handy little things called calendars. That way you can organize your day and your
week. Don’t get me wrong, I know things come up at the last minute and
sometimes we just can’t be where we said we’d be, but I think this happens way
too often in our society.
I wonder if
respect for other people’s time and money is the issue. When people put on events especially
involving food, there are costs associated with those events. When too few
people show up when they said they would or more people show up than RSVP’d
then there are problems. I hate it when
my nonprofit goes to the expense of food and not many show up compared to the
number of people who RSVP. The same
thing goes for meetings. It’s tough to have a meeting with six people who RSVP
only to have two actually show up.
So think about it the next time you promise to be somewhere
or want to attend an event. Think about those people responsible for that event
and respect what they are doing.
Suzanne Cormier
Executive Director
BizWorks (Small Business Incubator)
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