Entitled Gen Z Introverts Get Judged for Complaining About Talking to Retail Workers

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Dec 4, 2023 3:00 PM EST

I have always been and always will be a natural hermit. I very much enjoy being alone, and I am not the kind of person who would strike up a conversation with a stranger for the sake of it. However, I also recognize a couple of important disclaimers: first of all, not everybody is like me, and secondly, there are times when others have to talk to you no matter how you feel about it. Sometimes it's even fun!

One situation in which I like to think I would always try my best is when somebody is performing a service for me. I know the dude scanning my groceries probably doesn't give two hoots how my day was, but being amenable to the question is all part of the social contract.

If the comment section of one TikTok is anything to go by, though, the way I see things is becoming increasingly unpopular. Twitter had a heated discussion recently when presented with screenshots in which multiple TikTokers whined about having to exchange pleasantries with cashiers in places like Trader Joe's. Needless to say, few people were willing to defend this impoliteness. This probably says something quite bad about society today.

 

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    nohobal head of ma... @nohohankpilled i'm sorry are you guys serious right now Follow
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    LIVE Following Shop For You When the cashier at Trader Joe's tries to start a conversation Repost New York 134.9K people added to Favorites blauballer And its always when my social battery is at 0. #traderjoes #comedy #originalsound... more + 1929 18 34 37
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    New York 134.9K people added to Favorites 18 comments A dangerous Technobimbo No, because when they start asking questions after "how are you" I get mad 5d Reply blauballer Creator The other day I got a "mangos, am I right?" 5d Reply 31 View 1 reply Right like I want to get in and out 5d Reply jaylenrowe867 Especially after workkkkkk 4h Reply Thu M Nguyen Me too like what do you want from me 100 53 Add comment... 40 5 X
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    New York 134.9K people added to Favorites 18 comments casawalsh last week I got 4 bottles of the same wine and the cashier was like omg you're gonna love it this is so good like I know I'm getting 4 bottles 1d Reply Parmida dude yeah my local tj cashier was tryna get to know me and i was like pls can we not do this 1d Reply samesies "Nope. Just this. 4d Reply wizwaltz "anY FUN plans for the Rest oF UR DaY????" shut UPPP 5d Reply 100 Add comment... (C)) 4 11 1: 32 X 5 @ Hida O
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    UEEN RIPRA v @mikewazowski_h8.2d Replying to @nohohankpilled isnt this also the store that has a policy where cashiers have to compliment you ??? like what do you want them to do 14.6K l₁285K L 922 100 nohobal head of marketing @n... 2d YES IT LITERALLY IS
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    smooth operator @hurleyquinn... 1d Replying to @nohohankpilled "Mangoes am I right?" has me crying though 14 1720 ● 6,549 140K nohobal head of marketing @n... 1d if someone said this to me i'd be like Fuck yeah exactly!!!! ●
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    the female sahbabii... @zkdlinswhØre Follow Replying to @nohohankpilled but these ppl were trying to convince us that they're personality hires LMAOO i like talking to cashiers at grocery stores
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    nohobal head of ma... @nohohankpilled Replying to @zkdlinswhore seeing the worst person you know reposting that personality hire tiktok That's Follow OD 86 C
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    shiv @ripleyesque • 2d Replying to @nohohankpilled i hate people like this so bad like it's just classism plain and simple Q29 108 10.7K ılıl 234K nohobal head of marketing @n... 2d OPs a model who lives in brooklyn too like babe how did you think the optics were gonna go
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    ada wong enjoyer @kissingadawong Follow Replying to @nohohankpilled as a customer service worker who works at a hotel I can say we genuinely strive to make our people feel the best, sometimes people need someone to ask them how their day is, or create a welcoming environment, you can change or save someone's life with kindness.
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    Washed Gamer ♥ @Mitchell Rossman Follow Replying to @nohohankpilled I feel like these are the same people that complain about peoples jobs being automated
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    Simon @Simon Peacocks. 1d Replying to @nohohankpilled Lol I had the exact opposite reaction. Working from home I interact with people rarely.. I pay extra to go to traders for a small human experience
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    naomi Replying to @nohohankpilled what's wrong with the cashiers just tryna have a connection with their customer? @iamnaaomixx . 1d
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    JATALMOST FRE RUN Almost Free @AlmostFree2022 Follow Replying to @nohohankpilled Eh, I'm not rude and I understand why they do it but the forced conversation isn't exactly something I look forward to. You don't care about my day and you won't remember it 3 minutes after I walk out the door. You are paid to ask and it's just shallow conversation that I'd rather not participate in. Like I said that does not mean be rude to the person or cashier. I just answer in short phrases and they usually get
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    Serg @DDOGOOH . 1d Replying to @nohohankpilled I don't get this. Every conversation is such a treat. The guy at petsmart admitted to me he's tried the dog food and he thought it was amazing. I tell my dog this all the time...
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    Riley @mottlenex - 1d Replying to @nohohankpilled "Right like I want to get in and out" what ab the cashier? u think they wanna be there for fun??
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    GASOLINE CHUGGE... @Moblusone Follow Replying to @nohohankpilled "My social battery is at zero" my god. I live with fairly crippling social anxiety and I'm still courteous and kind to service workers. They're literally just doing their jobs. These "emotional labor" people are utter psychopaths
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    angie @saturnxangie . 1d Replying to @nohohankpilled These people have O real life communication skills and it shows. They're used so much to texting that they see a conversation in person as a huge problem. They also treat customer service workers as if they were robots. Literally "keep scanning and type of attitude. off"
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    @SubSoar 1d Hunter Replying to @nohohankpilled as a food worker, i've noticed we're circling back to boomer levels of treatment of our service workers. ●
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    The Hooburrito, a bu... @sug_knight Follow Replying to @nohohankpilled If they didn't say anything these people would be complaining that they're cold/ rude
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    colton (PK) phillips-... @koch_colton Follow Replying to @nohohankpilled Grocery store convos are the best I love telling a cashier to have a good day/ night
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    STREAM STARFU... @spicysalmon96 Follow Replying to @nohohankpilled Not the 'especially after work'... as if the cashier isn't... working?? like sorry but they're just trying to do their job?? I've worked as a cashier in the past for years and people literally just treat you lower than dirt Imaooo
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    spence ♡ @spencetti_. 1d Replying to @nohohankpilled "it makes me so angry when another human being tries to make a connection with me" how do they not see they're the problem there. i hate people who don't value the wealth of temporary everyday connections sometimes chatting with the cashier is the highlight of my day!!
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    Velasaria VTuber @Velasaria. 1d : Replying to @nohohankpilled I've worked as a grocery store cashier. We are literally told to engage in conversation as a way to show good service to customers, however if you as a customer just tell cashiers you don't want to talk, they'll respect that.
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