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21 sats \ 20 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 12h \ on: The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work mostly_harmless

For sure he gets paid to do this, right?

WTF! Wait, he actually gets paid for that? That’s a real job in the States?

I don't know. I guess?

There was also always someone in HEB at the entrance, just smiling at me and asking me how I was doing. At least I couldn't tell what else their purpose was.

100 sats \ 8 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 11h

Greeters are a thing. They often serve a purpose of discouraging shoplifting

50 sats \ 7 replies \ @ek OP 11h

interesting

21 sats \ 6 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 11h

Did you ever go to Walmart in your time in the US?

50 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek OP 11h

Yes

100 sats \ 4 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 11h

They’re well known for having greeters too. They also have become receipt spot-checkers at times

50 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek OP 11h

Ohh, mhh, don't remember a greeter there. Only remember that one time someone did check my receipt and bag at the exit.

I also remember that I was disappointed that I didn't get the "Walmart experience" they are known for. Noticed no crazy people :(

44 sats \ 2 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 10h

Sometimes, if you don’t notice any crazy people, it’s because you’re the crazy people ;)

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21 sats \ 9 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 12h

Maybe it is! I don’t know if it’s like that in every store, but in Japan that’s a real thing, employees are required to smile at customers or they risk getting fired. It’s not exactly a law, but there are companies that actually have that written in their code of conduct.

22 sats \ 8 replies \ @ek OP 11h

Yeah, as an Asian myself, I think Asians are really good at fake niceness. Maybe we pioneered it, lol

10 sats \ 5 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 11h

Asian from India, right?

22 sats \ 4 replies \ @ek OP 11h

Yes, my parents are from there, but I was born and grew up in Germany.

33 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 11h

I remember that, I think it was in a convo about funerals in India with CoinReporter.

27 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek OP 11h

I will pay @plebpoet to include this in the next SNZ

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 10h

Ahahah! I got a good memory!

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 11h

This fake niceness might come from more authoritarian regimes and upbringing in Asia. 🤔

55 sats \ 0 replies \ @itsrealfake 7h

allegedly they have it in the south eastern US as well.

"Southern Hospitality" is the term for a kind of saccharine or superficial politeness to your face, sometimes coupled with frankness when gossiping in your absence