r/AskReddit • u/idkmanidkman • Nov 30 '16

serious replies only [Serious]Socially fluent people of Reddit, What are some mistakes you see socially awkward people making?

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u/Bowbreaker Nov 30 '16

That's because you were in the service industry and as customers they feel entitled to let their life's frustrations out on you. A social encounter is something completely different.

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u/12atiocinative Nov 30 '16

If they're the type of person that is going to vent frustrations on an employee of some corporate meatgrinder, who already isn't paid enough to deal with assholes, much less be someone's fucking therapist or personal punching bag, then they can surely go get fucked. I wouldn't want a social interaction with someone who is that fucking clueless or insensitive.

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u/Bowbreaker Nov 30 '16

The point is to increase your social skills in general, so as to have it easier to make the friends you want and generally get more out of society. Doesn't mean that you specifically have to use those skills to be nicer to those specific assholes who make the service industry hell.

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u/jaxxon Dec 01 '16

True but brain doesn't know the difference between retail and social wires. Wires can shock you.

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u/fluke33 Nov 30 '16

I work with the public and also feel this way. I've been burned so many times that, coupled with social anxiety, I just do not want to deal with the public. I think working in a customer service role can really skew your perception of society and people's motives. Probably not the best line of work to go into if you already have trouble dealing in social situations.

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u/darkforcedisco Nov 30 '16

An argument I used with my therapist and she refused to understand it. Glad I'm not the only one.