Nancy Ochs
retired Cal Poly employee
“Well, in this town, I would ask, ‘Can I help you? It looks like you’re looking for something,’ because I see that all the time.”
Lisa Weks and Nicky Thiolet
currently looking for jobs
“There are so many lingerie shops around here, so I would ask, ‘What type of underwear do you wear?’”
Lane Thomas Bourchier
math and physics theorist
“What’s your favorite song, what’s your favorite movie, and what’s your favorite book?”
Heather Weltner
engineering student
“What music they liked—that would help me assess their personality.”
This article appears in Sep 2-9, 2010.