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by Ygor 5822 days ago
"One thing I see missed sometimes is proper form when asking questions. Standing up, stating your name and where you're from ..."

Is it okay to say where you work - the name of the company? Or is it better to leave it out? Can it be considered rude and something like trying to get some free marketing for the company? I am asking because I am not sure, and I heard both opinions so far...

1 comments

It's fine to state where you work if:

- It's relevant to the question (i.e. the question has to do with a particular application at work).

- You're at an industry/trade show (where "where you work" is more important to fellow attendees than "who you are").

- It provides information the speaker needs (i.e. so that she'll know you're a colleague/partner/competitor).

It's not okay if:

- You waste any more time on your employment than "I'm So and So, developer at Initrode, and I'd like to know..."

- You're going to hijack the time to talk about your company.

- You're trying to "get some free marketing".