Episode 182
I constantly need to remind myself of just how har…
Transcript
As retirees, what's something we can do to pay it forward to the younger generation? And here's a really easy one. Well, it's not easy, but it's free and it doesn't take a lot of physical effort. Just be nice, especially to food service workers or service workers like gas stations, restaurants, groceries. It's so easy to get caught up in our own little stuff and forget that this person is on hour three of a six or seven hour shift standing, serving probably hundreds of people, one right after another with no meaningful break. And we're just going from this little shopping trip to maybe popping into the place next door and looking at some shirts and then heading home to have. Have a really nice, relaxing day. If they forgot to apply our coupon or they ring something up wrong or they made the mistake three times in a row. Who cares? Just be nice. And I find this at restaurants for myself, like I catch myself starting to get into that mode where I'm like going to apply a little bit of constructive criticism. And I always remind not always. This is the one thing I don't do. I do this a lot of the time and that's because I see things more and more downside to what I'm doing. Unfortunately, but I'll remind myself, say it in here. You know, I'm at line at the, I don't know, rural king and they should open another register. In here, I say, you guys should open another register. But when I get up to the register, I just try and be as friendly as I can check out and go along my way. of a seven-hour shift of standing and serving hundreds of people one right after another with very few meaningful breaks. So you want to pay it forward on a regular basis and do something that doesn't cost a penny? Be nice.