I believe everyone should work at least one year in a customer service position.
Retail or working in a restaurant.
one of my first jobs was working in a fast food restaurant.
HATED IT.
HATED IT.
HATED IT.
it taught me very quickly that i don’t “do” food service.
my next job,
and many jobs after that,
was working retail.
i have done retail in many popular and high end stores.
i know what “working a black friday” means and the ping of terror it gives me.
retail is where i learned…
Multitasking
Dealing with all kinds people aka idiots
High stress environments
Leadership
Handling large amounts of money
Organizing
Standing for long periods of time
i can tell when someone hasn’t worked with customers,
especially celebs,
influencers,
streamers,
or OF:
Many of these people are out of touch,
rude,
and self absorbed.
They have no understanding of how to deal with people.
this is why you see OF sex workers posting something like this:
…when your customers are the same slur you are fonting about.
i guess he thought vixens were paying to watch his content.
i don’t think all of these folks realize:
They are working in roles to provide a service.
Entertaining, streaming, sex work, and content creating are all careers in the service industry.
Duh.
so working in the service industry helps teaches you the skills to:
Be better leaders
Reasonable
Emphatic
Quicker in problem solving
Build character
Structure
Being a monster when you’re in work mode
Learning that the “customer is NOT always right”
How to treat others who work in customer service positions
i’ve heard people with ADHD do better in these kinds of jobs too.
i watched this clip from sandra bullock and even tho i don’t “do” food,
i agreed 110%:
working in customer service is like living in new yawk:
If you can make it there; you can make it anywhere
lowkey: all you need to do is working one year.
pick any customer service position whether retail or food.
one year and watch how it transforms you.
lowkey 2: this is why the billionaires aren’t leaving money to their kids tbh.
they want those kids to get out there and work.
They don’t care. That MAGA dude called Black people the n-word and is deporting his old friends and not one Black OF guy is speaking out against him. Same way this dude called them fgs, many gays will still buy his stuff and he probably has customs with him calling a gay a fg because so many get off on it.
I agree wholeheartedly. You can almost always tell who’s never worked in the service industry; the questions customers ask or how they react when you’re actively recovering your space. Corporate fumbles and missteps can trickle down to the lowest associate and so they become the punching bag for price disputes and inventory. It’s an endless back and forth, and no matter how difficult the economy gets, their bad attitudes never waver or temper.
^ 110%