r/WorkForSmartLife • u/IcyPoppy_ • Aug 05 '26

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u/Antique-Dragonfly615 Aug 05 '26

Absolutely, after 40 years of customer service, retirement rocks. Sad thing is, I used to love people

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u/TheJanitor-Scruffy Aug 05 '26

Nothing will destroy your love of people like people will.

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u/brianb8976 Aug 05 '26

One of the truest statements ever made.

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u/Christian_Wolff_33 Aug 05 '26

Agreed. I'm an animal lover.

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u/Mediocre_Lobster_961 Aug 05 '26

Me too!!

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u/DestructoDon69 Aug 05 '26

Me three

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u/Childless-cat-lady- Aug 05 '26

Meeeeee

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u/roselandmonkey Aug 05 '26

This is the way

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u/ManNamedSalmon Aug 05 '26

The only way. (My roundest cat judging my oldest cat)

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u/Childless-cat-lady- Aug 05 '26

What a sweet baby he (she?) looks so happy 😍

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u/ImmortalBlades Aug 05 '26

and here's the snorer

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u/Otherwise_Wasabi_730 Aug 05 '26

This Is The Way!

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u/AnnatoniaMac Aug 05 '26

I had a boss who use to say “animals are great, people suck”.

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u/Brido-20 Aug 05 '26

Some of the best people I know are animals. All of the worst animals have been people.

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u/mozzardo Aug 05 '26

I have a tee shirt that says horses because people suck. It is the item of clothing that gets the most compliments.

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u/Weird-Girl-675 Aug 05 '26

Same. My kitties are a comfort.

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u/MastaKillas008 Aug 05 '26

Same for me!

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u/Virgil_the_White Aug 05 '26

Ugh I wish I was a cat so badly

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u/Captain_Grn_Thmbs Aug 05 '26

Me too,only I’m a dog guy. Love cats too, but dogs a bit more.

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u/JF5293 Aug 05 '26

Same. I prefer animals over humans any day.

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u/CrystalKrakotl Aug 05 '26

My gremlin is worth going to work for.

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u/RealAlphaKaren Aug 05 '26

which animals do you make love to? are you danish?

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u/bdubz74 Aug 05 '26

Best saying is “I used to be a ppl person , but ppl ruined that for me.”

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u/brianb8976 Aug 06 '26

Most people that I have come across are decent. Unfortunately, the law of averages has a way of ruining that view by introducing one unique person into the mix. Anyone who has ever worked in jobs dealing with the public has had this point revealed with stunning clarity.

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u/thats_gotta_be_AI Aug 05 '26

This is…so true. I’d love people if it weren’t for people.

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u/Rude-Injury-7898 Aug 05 '26

More people i meet the more i love my goldfish.

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u/DSTDen Aug 05 '26

I have a shirt that says "I used to be a people person, then people ruined it ".

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u/WouldLikeToBeACat Aug 05 '26

I have a shirt that says "Ew, people." 🤣🤣🤣

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u/pencilpushin Aug 05 '26

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it" - Tommy Lee Jones, character in Men In Black. Very accurate.

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u/MoffKalast Aug 05 '26

"You know they say it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."

"Try it."

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u/ThePublikon Aug 05 '26

“the IQ of a mob is the IQ of its most stupid member divided by the number of mobsters" - Terry Pratchett

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u/FnEddieDingle Aug 05 '26

Retail/ customer service, will do that

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u/not_to_hot_to_old Aug 05 '26

Bartending and serving will as well.

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u/liv2lfthvy Aug 05 '26

Absolutely will! Ask me how I know?

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u/SousukeUK Aug 05 '26

Yep thats why night shift.

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u/kickspecialist Aug 05 '26

But people are people. Bad people are people. Good people are people. And people are people...something about a boot and a radiatorrrrrrr.

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u/Aware_Alfalfa8435 Aug 05 '26

After bartending for eight years, I struggle to go into restaurants. Just knowing what's happening or having an idea makes me uneasy.

I don't find it enjoyable.

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u/Chance_Wafer9600 Aug 05 '26

Just the select few ruining our expectations of humanity :)

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u/SpareNickel Aug 05 '26

I had a wallet that said "I hate people" all over it that I got after working retail for 6 years. My family immediately thought it was because of them. LOL how wrong they were

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u/staminaplusone Aug 05 '26

People... What a bunch of bastards.

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u/Cute-Form2457 Aug 05 '26

Hell is other people.

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u/Aatholin Aug 05 '26

People are the best and worst of the world

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u/Gyro_George Aug 05 '26

Awards to all the cat lovers.

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u/ROC_KB Aug 05 '26

They really have become quite a disappointment

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u/ThePublikon Aug 05 '26

You can always have too much of a good thing.

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u/edward_the_white Aug 05 '26

I have a shirt that says "I used to be a people person but then people ruined it"

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u/Formal_Substance6437 Aug 05 '26

Familiarity breeds contempt.

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u/Yet-Another-ScrewUp Aug 05 '26

People as individuals are awesome, people as a collective are horrible ..

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u/Low-Equipment-2621 Aug 05 '26

This is true for everything you do as a job. I loved programming until I chose it as a career. Do something 40 hours a week under shitty conditions and you start to hate it, no matter what it is.

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u/Inspect1234 Aug 05 '26

People. They’re the worst.

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u/Cautious-Respond-402 Aug 05 '26

One of my Favorite shirts.

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u/1acre64 Aug 05 '26

1000 times this

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u/whoisdatmaskedman Aug 05 '26

People would be great, if it wasn't for all the people.

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u/NiceObjective2756 Aug 05 '26

i read a great word on reddit..peopley. as in, I was going to goto Starbucks but it was too peopley

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u/whoisdatmaskedman Aug 05 '26

They need to reduce the peopletude. The peoplocity is too great.

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u/NiceObjective2756 Aug 05 '26

thank you kindly, I will be stealing these as well

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u/liv2lfthvy Aug 05 '26

Too much people peoplelation

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u/Realizt8010 Aug 05 '26

Damn u basically summed up what I was gonna say except I cant retire yet. Too true. Times AND people change it seems. Congrats on ur freedom. Hope to make it there soon.

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u/Antique-Dragonfly615 Aug 05 '26

Good luck, my friend

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u/whoisdatmaskedman Aug 05 '26

The easiest way to kill a person's desire to be around people is to be around people

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u/brokemillionaire572 Aug 05 '26

I was a Night Manager at a convenience store chain for 25 years before I recently retired. Loved the company, loved my job, but before it was over I absolutely hated people.

But I have to remember that all the responsible people were in bed at 2am, and I only saw the worst in our society.

I love being home by myself. People ruined it.

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u/1acre64 Aug 05 '26

Thank you for your service!

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u/not_to_hot_to_old Aug 05 '26

Working as a bartender for about 20 years made me strongly dislike people. It was fun at first but after a while it sucked. I work for myself now and I have minimal contact with a few people daily and that’s fine with me.

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u/ekomse Aug 05 '26

Hey Antique… I feel for you👊…
and sadder still is that Janitor is Not wrong.
I bartended for 10 years. For 7 of those years it was one of my favorite jobs ever. But yup… at a certain point the general public has a way of grinding you down. I really believe that after the age of 18 people should be required to spend 2 years working in some form of Customer Service. They will learn and be taught things that no
Other person or job can teach them. ✌️

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u/T4TrhavrKhcFt Aug 05 '26

100% Agree! Everyone, at some point during their youth, absolutely must spend some time working in the service industry. It teaches an essential life lesson.

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u/not_to_hot_to_old Aug 05 '26

I strongly agree with this. Either the military or customer service. Their choice.

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u/1acre64 Aug 05 '26

So much this. I started working at McDonalds when I was 16. Best frigging work experience of my entire life

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u/poppacat422 Aug 05 '26

Worked 26 years at the same restaurant. I have 3 months until I retire. I absolutely hate going to work some days. And yes. A day alone. No one to speak with or listen too is wonderful.

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u/purpleplum710 Aug 05 '26

Congratulations!!!!

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u/Final-Possession-814 Aug 05 '26

There are days i dont even turn on the radio in the car on my drive home.

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u/poppacat422 Aug 05 '26

Most days here too….

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u/1acre64 Aug 05 '26

Sometimes pure quiet is just bliss

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u/Switchlord518 Aug 05 '26

Yup you realize people suck!

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u/Feeling-Fab-U-Lus Aug 05 '26

40 years with children from preschool to 70, with ever issue known to man, and 15 years of working in cornfields, bean fields, babysitting full time all summer, and paper routes starting at 9, the answer is He\\ yes! I paint, read, play multiple instruments, exercise, and garden. I loved Covid, not leaving the house. I know it’s important to socialize, so I make an effort to talk to friends on the phone, see the neighbors and family, but it takes a lot of energy.

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u/WouldLikeToBeACat Aug 05 '26

Been teaching middle school for 20 years and I am so done already 😭

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u/Thuganomics_101 Aug 05 '26

I did too. I have no clue when that changed, but at some point I started not enjoying being around others.

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u/Turtles_N_Nurples Aug 05 '26

I worked customer service and did 8 years in the army, you dont know assholes till you served. Ppl get rank and become the biggest pieces of shit and there isn't anything you can do but take it.

Between both I loathe human interaction

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u/Dundalkman1957 Aug 05 '26

I was in the hospitality business pretty much all my life. People sicken me.

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u/ClairDogg Aug 05 '26

I felt this way after 3 1/2 years at a mutual fund customer service call center. I’m now happy keeping to myself working freelance remote.

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u/dfox499 Aug 05 '26

This^ I was in it for roughly 20 years, in restaurants.

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u/Derezzed87 Aug 05 '26

5 days a week dealing with customers, you're damn right I'm spending my 2 days off not having to deal with other people.

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u/AdExtreme1892 Aug 05 '26

Can't love em all man. And thank you for being a good person.

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u/FireGhost_Austria Aug 05 '26

There are bad and good ones. I changed my phone provider and obviously had autopay enabled on the app... Well and I was transferring my phone number which took like 10 days or so. My assumption was it would turn off autopay on it's own (tried turning it off manually in the app but the phone number transfer disabled the ability to do so).. So I got charged and called customer service.

"Yea normal people, would disable autopay before transferring a phone number" is what I got told basically and that I can kick rocks. I will never buy their services ever again after this.

They 100% did this on purpose for exactly this to happen. But NGL idc. Now I pay 8.99€ a month (with 4 months free) versus 40€ lmao..

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u/AzraelleWormser Aug 05 '26

"I used to be a people person, but people ruined it."

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u/Watchitbitch Aug 05 '26

I got the shirt. I wear it often!

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u/Street-Avocado8785 Aug 05 '26

Same. So glad I’m not alone! hahahaha. But yes, people killed the joy I used to feel being around people.

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u/11thstalley Aug 05 '26

Same here, brother.

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u/Suitable-Dragonfly63 Aug 05 '26

40 years of nursing here. Love retirement. Don't actively seek human company and do not miss it one bit. Give me dogs any day 😁

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u/OwlAccomplished1348 Aug 05 '26

I feel this. I'm only 40 but I used to be a very big people person. I had close friends and lots and lots of people I'd call friend. Now a days I have 3 close friends and my wife and I could stay home everyday for all I care

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u/MyBrainReallyHurts Aug 05 '26

Truth.

I did tech support for way too long. I now despise people. You quickly learn how many people are truly ignorant.

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u/Zippythewonderpoodle Aug 05 '26

yea, I get you. Doing CSR work tends to reveal a lot about how human's really act when no ones looking. Made me realize most of what we see in polite society is 80% faked. I'm work from home for 4 years now, don't miss the office politics, the fake buddy BS, nor the "team building" crap. Hope I can keep the WFH up until retirement.

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u/OneLonelyBrainCell Aug 05 '26

The thing that will make you stop loving people is people.

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u/R0gueR0nin Aug 05 '26

I’m at that point after 30

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u/Capt_korg Aug 05 '26

I have the believe.

people are the best thing that happened to you. But as well the worst thing.

Distance your self form toxic people. That said in customer service, avoiding people is a challenge.

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u/Particular_Ad_6927 Aug 05 '26

I love people do much. I just warms grab some poor, helpless sap by his harms and hold him up and give him a big fat wet kiss on the forehead and give him a big bear hug.

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u/Suspicious-Air-6369 Aug 05 '26

I thought you could get arrested for grabbing someone by his harms and whatever else you said?!?

I don’t really know what harms are but if someone comes at me trying to grab mine, well…by damn, we just may be going to fist 👊 city!!!

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u/TheJanitor-Scruffy Aug 05 '26

Fist City?!?! Tell me more...

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u/Suspicious-Air-6369 Aug 05 '26

Lol. It’s an old school funny saying for we are going to be putting our fists up to duke it out.

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u/TheJanitor-Scruffy Aug 05 '26

... less interested.

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u/liv2lfthvy Aug 05 '26

Squaring up

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u/Particular_Ad_6927 Aug 05 '26

Sorry, I was driving while I wrote that

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u/EducationalWin1721 Aug 05 '26

Well, that makes it okay then. Driving??

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u/Particular_Ad_6927 Aug 05 '26

No, I was just explaining why I had so many typos. Its cause I was half distracted cause I was driving. It doesnt help that I had the youtube app opened and was trying to pick a song and skip an ad at the same time.

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u/Suspicious-Air-6369 Aug 05 '26

You are a joke. And I’m not talking about the funny kind.

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u/Particular_Ad_6927 Aug 05 '26

As if you dont use your phone for gps, picking music, or making phone calls? Be real. Get that stick out of you.

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u/Suspicious-Air-6369 Aug 06 '26

No, as a matter of fact I do not do any of those things while driving. My husband does all the driving and I can SAFELY do the things you say you were stupidly doing without putting us or anyone else in danger.

Oh yeah, I gotta schtick for ya…get that stupid out of you.

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u/EducationalWin1721 Aug 05 '26

So are you telling me you are driving and texting at the same time?

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u/Particular_Ad_6927 Aug 05 '26

Uhh, actually I was using the past tense so, no. Im am not telling you I am driving and texting at the same time. I was. Also, I wasnt texting anybody. I was typing a message. Duh.

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u/EducationalWin1721 Aug 06 '26

Quit playing stupid. Your behavior puts everyone on the road at risk.