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IVIaster222 t1_j6b5kg6 wrote

Reply to comment by Fleshy_Burger in You are officially old if you are happy that people think you are younger than you are by TheFatShepherd

Not sure what store you are talking about, but where I work we are told to ask every single customer including those that are basically early 20s. Pretty much if they have a cart, ask. It's not a sign that they think you need help out. It's a service. That's how my store treats it anyways.

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greenknight884 t1_j6b1vld wrote

Reply to Parents sometimes scoff when younger generations don't want to work as hard as they did or have kids, but part of why they don't want that is because they witnessed the misery of their parents. by smugglingkittens

In many jobs young people are working harder, with no guarantee of job security, raises, or promotion. Not even mentioning the lack of a pension plan. You're no longer off the clock at 5pm, you have to frequently do overtime, and many people are having to juggle childcare or other responsibilities as well.

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Aristocrafied t1_j6awmac wrote

Reply to comment by krahk in Technology hasn't made things easier, it's made us work longer, harder, and for less money. by [deleted]

However much we all come to hate capitalism there is no denying it's the best we've come up with so far despite it's glaring faults. Every day less and less people are at or below the poverty line. Productivity is through the roof compared to even decades ago let alone centuries. Survival used to be a non stop affair, now for more and more it's "only" 8 hours of wage slaving a day.

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Sylveon72_06 t1_j6avx5v wrote

Reply to comment by wanderingross in Having no break from work is depressing, but having no work is very boring. by StringIsNullOrEmpty

i personally have a gazillion things id rather do than work that i havent done for years; itd take at least 3 months just to finish my yt and quora rabbit holes, and even if i exhaust everything, my imagination wont run dry for a long, long time, plus i can pick up new hobbies, which i also havent gotten to do for years

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PokeManiac16 OP t1_j6auql8 wrote

Reply to comment by Calenchamien in A lot of people take kindness for weakness, that’s why costumer service workers get mistreated. by PokeManiac16

That totally makes sense but as a person who came from retail and went into nursing, things escalate higher which make them more outrageous. Maybe because it’s more intimate? I’ve always thought of healthcare workers as a “hierarchy” level being pretty up there. That’s why I believe kindness gets taken advantage of easily.

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