Grabbing Coffee with Industry Professionals
when you guys are typically doing info interviews face to face, and grabbing a coffee with the other person. Do they typically pay for your drinks?
Reason I"m asking is the answer is typically yes, they do, but I feel bad that they're paying for my coffee and such, and I want to offer to treat them for taking the time out and such. Is it disrespectful and say "No.. i'll pay for it" and keep insisting or should I just let it slide in our North American culture that its alright for the people higher up to pay for the junior ppl's drinks/buy them food, etc.
Want to see how you guys experience/deal with this issue.
Follow up
Can u post a template you use to network/grab coffee? Is the email very awkward / random/ weird
Its a-lot about ego and not rubbing people the wrong way....if a senior offers to pay for it..why stop him what is the point of saying ill pay for it? It wont impress him because he has money it isn't like taking a girl out..
But what do I know...
Since I'm a college student without a salary, and they're senior bankers (or associate or analyst) with a job, I think it's just courtesy for them to treat you to a coffee. They've always paid for my coffee; I've never paid for it myself.
I mean, if I was in their position I'd do the same as well.
Just send them the obligatory thank you email afterwards to thank them for their time, advice, etc.
No big deal.
Agree with Phoenix, they would probably feel bad if they made the poor college kid pay for his own coffee. They were in college once too. Let them take the lead, if they offer to pay let them. If not, pay for yourself.
My boss pays for my food and coffee when we go out, i fought it for a while but now embrace it....
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