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Sympthsical

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19. It's just a normal human response

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 09:05 PM

Dec 2025

To respond back to ensure they've heard correctly. Sometimes people have a lot going on in their heads or there's background noise or a thousand other things.

Are we really throwing down over a regular human customer service interaction in this way?

This has kind of reached a dark hilarity of absurdity. I could choose self-awareness or just embrace a stereotype of being unpleasant about customer service. I choose stereotype!

To the mat, I guess. I'm middle-aged now, so I haven't quite reached "Be a random asshole about customer service" just yet. But I am hopeful.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] LilElf70 Dec 2025 OP

sounds like the first gal was just confirming what she heard Skittles Dec 2025 #1

"64" was the answer I gave to the first person LilElf70 Dec 2025 #9

The wait staff are not allowed to access ChatGPT while on duty Nictuku Dec 2025 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author anciano Dec 2025 #2

Hopefully, they will learn something from early jobs. If not, life will be tough. Silent Type Dec 2025 #3

The sandwich was on a plate so you only needed one more. Phoenix61 Dec 2025 #4

Not sure how this makes them stupid Sympthsical Dec 2025 #5

Yeah, it could have been 1864 or 2064. Not necessarily stupid, but not really engaged either. Silent Type Dec 2025 #7

I don't see these as examples Sympthsical Dec 2025 #10

Look at demographics for young voting for trump, if you think education system isn't failing us. Silent Type Dec 2025 #14

I'm in school right now Sympthsical Dec 2025 #15

Or maybe they should know that "64" as not the month or day. I suspect OP knows more about situation than either of us. Silent Type Dec 2025 #18

It's just a normal human response Sympthsical Dec 2025 #19

What's a triple dipper- ice cream? Blues Heron Dec 2025 #6

Triple dipper LilElf70 Dec 2025 #11

These are bad examples . JI7 Dec 2025 #8

, malaise Dec 2025 #12

I give up..... LilElf70 Dec 2025 #13

These don't seem dumb. These are customer service people in precarious jobs where one little mistake can mean a firing. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 #17

Not even funny LilElf70 Dec 2025 #20