11-03-2017, 12:23 PM
Lately people been downright dismissive of me, and I'm much more engaged thasn I used to be. I seriously think working on social skills is making me beta.
So here's the deal, my car battery died today. My landlord was able to get me a cheap one so I went to pick it up. When I get there, I pick it up, and turns out the battery is dead again (it's cold out so the battery dies instantly.)
Anyhow, I told the guy in the store and he was all like "well I dunno man, maybe someone here can help you" (but not him?) I told him I'd figure it out.
As luck would have it, a guy with his sandwich truck had pulled into the parking lot. I went up and said "Hey man, how's it going?" in a cheery/positive voice. He didn't turn around, just kept his back to me. Ok, I thought he maybe didn't hear me. Just then, a guy comes over and talks to the sandwich guy, so I'm waiting. The guy leaves, then I'm like
Me: "Hi, do you sell coffee?" and the guy gives me a long story
Him: "No, don't sell coffee. We used to but we found that most guys just go to XYZ Big Coffee Franchise so we stopped making it. The cream would go sour and we'd have to re-do the coffee too often, it just wasn't worth it."
Me: "Makes sense. How long you been doing this for then?"
Him: 23 years
Me: Wow, that's impressive. Ok, so no coffee *I look back into the truck* ok, well I'll take 4 gatorades if you can help me with something
Him: What?
Me: My car battery died, I just need a boost
Him: I can't help you
Me: No it's just over there (the car was literally 5 feet away from his truck, he just had to drive maybe 5 feet to get in position) and I have booster cables and everything
Him: I CAN'T HELP YOU *he asserted*, check in there, they will *points to the building next door*
Me: Fair enough, take care *I leave*
I did end up getting help from that place but what was with the guy? I only bring this up because I been getting this kind of blatant disrespect a lot lately, bordering on hatred from other people.
I also ended up getting my coffee (4 actually for my landlord and guys who helped me boost my car) and the people at the mcdonalds were also disrespectful and angry. Even though I made an effort to make them feel appreciated.
When I came back and brang coffee for my landlord and his friends, they invited me to stay and we all ate some food they were making on a stove in the garage.
So here's the deal, my car battery died today. My landlord was able to get me a cheap one so I went to pick it up. When I get there, I pick it up, and turns out the battery is dead again (it's cold out so the battery dies instantly.)
Anyhow, I told the guy in the store and he was all like "well I dunno man, maybe someone here can help you" (but not him?) I told him I'd figure it out.
As luck would have it, a guy with his sandwich truck had pulled into the parking lot. I went up and said "Hey man, how's it going?" in a cheery/positive voice. He didn't turn around, just kept his back to me. Ok, I thought he maybe didn't hear me. Just then, a guy comes over and talks to the sandwich guy, so I'm waiting. The guy leaves, then I'm like
Me: "Hi, do you sell coffee?" and the guy gives me a long story
Him: "No, don't sell coffee. We used to but we found that most guys just go to XYZ Big Coffee Franchise so we stopped making it. The cream would go sour and we'd have to re-do the coffee too often, it just wasn't worth it."
Me: "Makes sense. How long you been doing this for then?"
Him: 23 years
Me: Wow, that's impressive. Ok, so no coffee *I look back into the truck* ok, well I'll take 4 gatorades if you can help me with something
Him: What?
Me: My car battery died, I just need a boost
Him: I can't help you
Me: No it's just over there (the car was literally 5 feet away from his truck, he just had to drive maybe 5 feet to get in position) and I have booster cables and everything
Him: I CAN'T HELP YOU *he asserted*, check in there, they will *points to the building next door*
Me: Fair enough, take care *I leave*
I did end up getting help from that place but what was with the guy? I only bring this up because I been getting this kind of blatant disrespect a lot lately, bordering on hatred from other people.
I also ended up getting my coffee (4 actually for my landlord and guys who helped me boost my car) and the people at the mcdonalds were also disrespectful and angry. Even though I made an effort to make them feel appreciated.
When I came back and brang coffee for my landlord and his friends, they invited me to stay and we all ate some food they were making on a stove in the garage.
