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Originally Posted by Blue_Bird
I got grocery delivery today. Didn’t feel up to going to the grocery store. Got everything on my list.
Have work tonight from 3pm to 7pm. 3 hour 45 min shift and a 15 min break.
I get such bad pre-work anxiety. Idk if that will ever go away or if that’s normal for everyone. But yeah, work tonight. Then I can come home and go to sleep and sleep in tomorrow. (I have been up since yesterday morning so over 24 hours now. )
I’m a little frustrated because usps tried to deliver my bfs chessboard to him today I got him and it said delivery unsuccessful due to there not being a secure location to leave package. And he’s sleeping right now because he works nights. So I guess I’ll see if they can reattempt the delivery. There’s not really a day he’ll be home though to get it cause he’s sleeps during the mornings /afternoon and works in the evenings/late nights. And there’s not really time for him to go pick it up at the post office cause of his hours being the way they are. So I’m frustrated about that, it was supposed to be there today in time for our anniversary dinner tomorrow.
Yeah…I feel okay. I’m exhausted. Just ready for tonight to be done so I can come home and sleep. My mind is telling me to stay home and sleep. But I’m trying not to.
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Hey I'm just catching up here a little. I saw your question about social anxiety and customer service. I used to have severe social anxiety, it was actually more like a phobia. When I first started cashiering it was very hard for me to interact with customers and coworkers. I didn't know how to make "small talk". But, as time kept on, I became much more comfortable in these settings. It does take time. I think that it's a skill we have to build up. The more we put ourselves in social situations , the more our social skill improves. It's kind of a catch 22 seeing as how being social is what gives the anxiety , but it's been worth it to me to push thru that uncomfortableness.
Being new at any job is stressful, especially in retail when it feels like the pressure is on! I typically just try to find a way to tell the customer that I'm new and still learning. That usually eases up their expectations.
And about the pre work anxiety... I had that as well. I would even drive around for over an hour before I had to go in to work. Just driving in circles around my job! It was the only thing that kept me sane and well enough to actually go and clock in. I no longer do that and honestly don't have this anxiety anymore. I don't even have social anxiety anymore