#also random exchange with people on the bus like everyone's squished and uncomfortable but people still help give eachother's tickets
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scatteredraysofhope · 18 days ago
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@strawberryfaced I just thought you might also relate^^
This is going to sound so out of the blue but can I just say thank GOD for sweet retail workers??
Like I've had a particularly bad week Horrors wise, the anxiety is literally crushing my chest, and so I couldn't make myself go to college and have like, y'know, as much social interaction as I normally would with friends and stuff.
But the interactions I did have were with the food deliverymen and the retail workers at IKEA and I know it's like a three second interaction at most but when they smiled at me after answering my question or they had a kind voice or they just exchanged a few casual words it fucking MADE my day.
I've seen people talk about how important those less intense interactions with strangers are for mental health and stuff but I really really felt it this week.
Just, man. I've had a lot of lovely and chaotic interactions with retail workers before and those are fun stories for another time but just, even those casual smiles or a gentle tone when helping out, it means so much. And maybe sometimes it's for the job, but even then, it still heals me, just a bit.
And it must be really difficult when so many customers are shitty and the pay is next to nothing and you're treated so poorly, and I wouldn't blame every single retail worker for being extremely on edge and disillusioned, but somehow, sometimes, you manage to find it in you to have a gentle voice and a genuine smile or laugh and just know how grateful I am for y'all. It's like crawling out of my mind expecting the world to be hell but then someone is unexpectedly kind and it's so healing.
So, um, this has been very rambly and I'm not entirely sure I made sense, but thank you. Thank you for existing.
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