This is going to be a short one, but I was just thinking about it. Yesterday, I went to get my hair cut. Big deal, right? Anyhow, later on today, I’ve got a doctor appointment, it’s a complete waste of my time, but the doctor wants to get paid so into the office I go.
Therefore, I’m getting a haircut, just because I need it anyhow and I can’t wait for the weekend. So what happens? Go below the fold to see the utter pointlessness of this post.
I know this is meaningless, but it’s one of the things that kind of peeves me. So I get into the chair and immediately, the woman starts trying to hold a conversation.
Look, I get it. You’re bored. You stand there all day long, cutting people’s hair. You want something to break the monotony. I understand that. I’m just not that person. I am paying you to provide a service. That service is not social interaction. Do your job, I’ll pay your fee and be on my way. It can’t be that hard.
Yet these people, and it’s almost always women, I’ve noticed, can’t leave it alone. And I say almost because I’ve noticed that gay men try to do the same thing. Now I don’t care, but I mean, flamboyantly gay men, the ones with the rainbow flags and the heavy lisps, they’re also trying to get your life story in the 5 minutes they have you in the chair. Straight men, or at least the ones that you couldn’t spot from a mile away as gay, they don’t bother. If they ask how your day has been and you don’t immediately launch into a story, they let it drop.
Now I’m not being rude here. There’s a certain amount of concentration that has to go into doing the job. I wouldn’t want a brain surgeon holding a pow-wow while he (or she) was elbows-deep in my head. I just want you to shut up and do your job. It can’t be too much to ask.
These people act like somehow, I owe them a few minutes of conversation. I don’t. I have a lot on my mind and I’m going to use the couple of minutes that I’m in the chair to figure stuff out. Sorry if that bothers you but learn to cope. I wouldn’t say if they tried and then gave up but they never do. They spend the entire time trying to prompt you for things to talk about. On several occasions, I’ve had to say “sorry, but I’m just not interested in talking” and they act like you kicked a puppy. Do your damn job. Leave me out of it.
It can’t be that hard!
Also, maybe just trying to increase the amount of the tip they get by that social interaction -you know, the old “consideration behavior.”
But I get it, I wonder a lot of times if they are going to clip my flesh or poke my eye because they’re chatting it up so much.
They’re not at this level, but I don’t want my dentist chatting me up when she’s in my mouth with scalers or a high-speed drill. Focus!
There are bigger things to worry about, but honestly, I just want people to do their jobs. That can’t be too much to ask.
re: There are bigger things to worry about, but honestly, I just want people to do their jobs. That can’t be too much to ask.
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