How do you guys feel about service workers?

Everyone involved hates it, I'm sure we'll all be quietly thankful if/when we fully digital in this regard.

 

Every instance I've met someone like that, they ranged from pleasant to indifferent. And the above is a sweeping assumption that's pretty absurd. I prefer the human interaction.

 

Its very difficult to change how other people are. Changing yourself is more easy.
Do you smile and say hello in a friendly way? Its probably nothing personal, so my advice is to try to not let it affect your feelings.
In my country most of these people are friendly, its part of their job. Is it very different for you?
Managing anger is a very useful skill

 

Mate have you ever worked into any of those things? It will make you misanthropic in a matter of months, takes some special positive outlook to life, to endure the ridiculous amount of stupidity those poor souls face each day while they are doing their job to put some food on the table.

A bit of empathy towards them goes a long way on improving those interactions.

 

IMO, it is. I do not have these "toxic" interactions with service workers the majority of the time. The issue is you tbh.

 

Then it is you, my guy. Sure, some people will hate their job - understandably so - but if almost all your experiences with people in customer service are negative, then there is a reason for that. And the reason is not that every service workes hates their job...I've worked closely with delivery drivers for a while and those guys were usually really friendly as long as you treated them respectfully. If I were you, I would investigate that.

 

In general I try to treat all people with respect. Service workers have a tough job dealing with the public, so I try not to be one of the many a-holes they have to deal with during the day. Who knows, maybe my treating them with a little respect and humanity can help make their day a little better.

 

What? I work as a software developer, I can work from home sometimes and can sometimes get away with being very lazy.

I have massive, massive, respect for the service and blue collar workers who get up early every morning and keep society functioning.

 

I am saying what others are saying to you. Namely, we do not have the same issues with service workers, ergo, the issue is with you. I realise that it hurts to look in the mirror, but we all have to if we are to become the best version of ourselves.

 

Honestly, I have no knowledge or experience of ADHD. Maybe there is something that will aid you with this or manage it in a way that leads to smoother interactions with service workers.

 

Sounds like an excuse to me.

 

I've worked in customer service, for minimum wage, and I have a lot more empathy for people in that position as a result, even the bad tempered ones.

If you work one of those jobs, you will see some crazy shit, both from your customers and from management.

Imagine that you're working the counter at a fast food place, you're at the register taking orders and processing payments. You have a customer approach and politely order a cheeseburger with extra pickles. You say "Sure thing ma'am, that will be $1.25" She pulls out her wallet and places on the counter $500 in monopoly money. You look at the money, you look back at her, she is not joking, she is completely serious. "I'm sorry ma'am, we only accept legal U.S. tender" you say as politely as possible. "What!!???? WHAT THE F*** DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME YOU F***ING PIECE OF S***!!!???!!!" cries the now infuriated woman before you. She begins jumping up and down, doing some sort of interpretive dance in front of the counter while clawing the air frantically over her head, while continuing to scream profanity at the top of her lungs. If you have ever seen one of the exorcist movies, the display in front of you reminds you of the scenes with the possessed little girl.

The assistant manager, hearing the commotion, comes up to the front counter to investigate. "Excuse me ma'am, what appears to be the problem?" he asks her. "THIS PIECE OF S*** JUST CALLED ME A (insert random expletive) AND SAID HE WON'T SERVE (insert random expletive) LIKE ME!!!". Your manager orders you to apologize to the woman before you and give her her order for free. Once she receives her free meal, she immediately calms down and quietly leaves. With the monopoly money still resting on the counter, your manager reprimands you and warns you that next time this happens, you'll get written up, so you better get it together and begin treating customers with the respect they deserve at this fine establishment.

Incidents like this occur randomly, ranging from a couple times a month to several times in one day.