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@window-freeway12 hours agoUnited States
What should I do if a coffee chat ends after only ten minutes?
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I scheduled a 20-minute coffee chat, but the conversation wrapped up naturally after about ten minutes. Should I have tried to keep it going, or is a short conversation fine if I got the information I needed?
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