brookegaf
Active Member
Does anyone else here work in a profession such as in retail or customer service?
It's an interesting experience for someone who has asbergers and I'm wondering if anyone else experiences the same things.
Working in customer service can be fun when I have the energy to role play and small talk. I always try out new things to test how people react.. Recently I found out that if you crinkle your eyes when you smile people are more likely to smile back.. Anyway, it's taken 4 years of (part time) practice to even experience these fake bursts of being social and getting good feedback.
Although working in retail can be hard when you have no energy left and can't take anymore stimuli. I also feel guilty when I can see my co workers trying to connect with me on a more personal level but failing to do so.
I find that my attention to detail and being able to see things most can't is often rewarded in this industry as well.
Even though retail is just a casual thing while I'm studying I'm still finding these things interesting as being social is rewarded and encouraged in that world.
Has anyone else noticed anything interesting about the retail industry as either a consumer or a worker?
It's an interesting experience for someone who has asbergers and I'm wondering if anyone else experiences the same things.
Working in customer service can be fun when I have the energy to role play and small talk. I always try out new things to test how people react.. Recently I found out that if you crinkle your eyes when you smile people are more likely to smile back.. Anyway, it's taken 4 years of (part time) practice to even experience these fake bursts of being social and getting good feedback.
Although working in retail can be hard when you have no energy left and can't take anymore stimuli. I also feel guilty when I can see my co workers trying to connect with me on a more personal level but failing to do so.
I find that my attention to detail and being able to see things most can't is often rewarded in this industry as well.
Even though retail is just a casual thing while I'm studying I'm still finding these things interesting as being social is rewarded and encouraged in that world.
Has anyone else noticed anything interesting about the retail industry as either a consumer or a worker?