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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] doomkernel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm a help desk tech and someone genuinely thanked me for showing them something today and I felt so good afterwards. People very rarely thank me in a genuine way. It's always polite, but you can tell nobody actually means it. They just want their shit fixed.

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It’s like they internally blame you that it broke in the first place.

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[–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago

Anything in retail.

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Being an undercover loss prevention officer.

I have never thanked one of those snitches.

[–] tehcpengsiudai@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Most public service workers who take their job seriously. In my country, those include military personnel, teachers, actually competent politicians

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Darrow@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Merchant Marine.

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