"I'd be happy in my current job if they just let me read or use the e-mail or SOMETHING when it was slow. I can't talk to my co-workers day in and day out when you trap me in a little building and force me to constantly interact with customers and try to sell them product. I just can't." I never understand bosses who won't let you do this. As long as you don't look "unprofessional" (which really only applies if you actually talk to people in person) and do your job well without distraction, why can't you do other things when times are slow? :P One of the reasons I loved Fort Ed is that when there were no people around, we could do things like do extra research, do period-appropriate make-work projects like beading/crafts, etc. Even reading out in public if your characters were literate. We're not expected to stare out into the distance, like a quiet little machine running idly, until some customer stops by. :P
I totally sympathize with you, though, having worked in the service industry before. D: *hugs*
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I totally sympathize with you, though, having worked in the service industry before. D: *hugs*