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Currently work in front of people and dealing with customers providing a service. I am thinking maybe i would like an office cubicle job where i can just work alongside coworkers and not have to deal with rude or difficult customers. What is the pros and cons of both sides? Is grass is greener?
What if you end up working in a cubicle job where there are rude and difficult coworkers/bosses? Jerks are everywhere.
This. Although I'd still MUCH rather deal with office co-workers than the general public on a daily basis. I can't imagine working in a position like a call center, retail or food service any more.......I'd go insane.
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There is a big difference between a handful of co-workers of which 1-2 might be a jerk, and dealing with the public with many calls being complaints from unhappy customers. The people working for me now are in cubes, and do not deal with the public. Their only (rare) conflicts might be from someone in another department that wants something faster than our current procedural time frames.
Sometimes I miss customers because some were really fun and it was social interaction. I liked helping them and resolving problems if they had them. There were always regulars who you could just joke with and talk to.
Now I deal with zero customers,but also have nearly zero social interaction.
But when I start to miss sales or food service, I just remember those customers. The ones who complained just to complain, who you couldn't help because nothing was good enough, the ones who cussed you out or took their bad day out on you, etc and I then I appreciate my quiet office job
I personally don't have any issues with my co-workers, so it's pretty low-key all around
There is a big difference between a handful of co-workers of which 1-2 might be a jerk, and dealing with the public with many calls being complaints from unhappy customers. The people working for me now are in cubes, and do not deal with the public. Their only (rare) conflicts might be from someone in another department that wants something faster than our current procedural time frames.
I disagree, it's easier to not take things personal from random people, vs the same people.
I disagree, it's easier to not take things personal from random people, vs the same people.
That's very true. If you deal with a jerk customer, you'll probably never see him again. If it's a jerk boss or coworker in an office, you'll have to interact with that person on a daily basis.
That's a quaint idea. Haven't seen an engineer with one of those for decades.
They should have studied something useful in school, like Poli Sci. I did that and I've had a my own office since 2000.
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