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Undertoad · 05-09-2013, 10:12 AM

There is of course a ton of negativity and angry people at the prawn shop, and by the end of my full time there I started to think, some of these people are having a really bad day. Few people come to the shop because it's a good day. I started to be more genuine with my "have a good one" parting salutations.

When someone would give me a terrible story, I might say "I truly hope for better times for you." or even personalizing, "Best of luck with that leg injury, look after yourself."

I would notice that "have a good one" or "have a good day" was always dismissed because it was routine, expected, but if you actually took notice of the person's cares, they would experience a moment of a little positivity.

I realized that it was very fulfilling if I could just turn it around, give someone a good feeling. It made ME have a good one.

We are all in this together.

05-09-2013, 10:12 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There is of course a ton of negativity and angry people at the prawn shop, and by the end of my full time there I started to think, some of these people are having a really bad day. Few people come to the shop because it's a good day. I started to be more genuine with my "have a good one" parting salutations. When someone would give me a terrible story, I might say "I truly hope for better times for you." or even personalizing, "Best of luck with that leg injury, look after yourself." I would notice that "have a good one" or "have a good day" was always dismissed because it was routine, expected, but if you actually took notice of the person's cares, they would experience a moment of a little positivity. I realized that it was very fulfilling if I could just turn it around, give someone a good feeling. It made ME have a good one. We are all in this together.