Oh, they're not the problem! But you really need people to smile winningly at passersby and chirp Hello! at them. I'll definitely check in and see if there's work or time slots that need to be covered.

I just spent 5 days 'on' at my company's annual conference. Well, 3 days were at a smaller conference (around 500) and 2 days at the main one (15k including employees like me). It's *so nice* to be in a silent house.

Melita