we all know retail and food service jobs absolutely suck. while i frequently struggle during work, the occasional customer who treats me as a person seems to lessen the stress. i work at a deli and theres one woman who comes in occasionally and while i make her a sandwich, we chat about social work and child welfare (im a social work major and she's a nurse or smth). another time a couple came in with their daughter and one of the dads worked food service and we talked about crappy customers together. explaining this stuff back makes it sound unextrodinary, but during hard days those moments mean the world