“Everyone should work retail or food service for at least one year to become a decent human being”
Agree
- Builds empathy for service workers
- Teaches patience under pressure constantly
- Shows the reality of customer entitlement
- Humility comes from being treated poorly
Disagree
- Empathy shouldn't require personal suffering first
- Not everyone can physically handle service work
- Plenty of jerks worked retail already
- Character builds through many different experiences
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