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Neurodivergent 4w
I need a job and can’t afford to be picky yeah I get it. I just had a 3hr ‘test’ shift at a pizza place. But I can’t handle customer service. I’m too anxious. I hated fast food and don’t want to go back but I think I have to. I’ve applied EVERYWHERE
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Anonymous 4w

Is there any chance you can work on the line and hide in the back? Rolling out and topping pizzas can be pretty fun if you get the chance. Otherwise, customer service shall probably require help from Squash Cat

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

No, I applied for ‘counter person’ there. Plus they make the pizzas in the front. I thought I could get over my social anxiety but I just can’t. And we didn’t have any angry customers today. I can’t handle people relying on me and waiting on me

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

This isn’t the healthiest long-term strategy, but whenever you go to work, play a character. Instead of you helping customers, it’s ALEX THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ICON (or whatever name you choose). You might be stressed out and terrified of confrontation, but ALEX can throw on a smile and enthusiastically say “HOW CAN I HELP YOU? … MY PLEASURE! HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!”. This fake persona plus social scripting will make it a lot easier to bs your way through without having to be a real person

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

I honestly don’t think I can do that. I get very deep into my own head about things. Like whenever there were no customers, I was all ‘this is easy! I can totally do this!’ But every time a customer walked in I was whispering to myself that I wanted to die. Like idk why but I’m super fucking anxious around people. I wanted to work at Subway for a while bc you only work with like one other person. I really don’t think the customer is the problem, it’s that I feel awkward in front of a coworker

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

Just greeting people is reading a script anyway and I can’t even do that. This sounds like helpful advice for some people, I don’t know what it is. I can’t do it

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