That sucks and yeah, a bunch of America is pretty hot headed. Sorry you had to experience that shit. Camera people are just trying to do their jobs.
I think another direction is also just being support. A kind “That dude was a asshole” empathy is also pretty helpful in the moment, when the victim is still processing and stressing.
Now that I have done. Said that to the person afterward.
I don’t know if this matters to them or not, but I always try to look people at the register in the eye at least once during the transaction (usually at the end). Just to show we’re on the same level. Maybe they don’t notice, but I feel like it’s a minor gesture I can make in case they do.
Even if they don’t consciously notice your intention, i’m sure it comes off as a blissfully low-streas interaction. Good on ya, wish there were more folks like you!
That sucks and yeah, a bunch of America is pretty hot headed. Sorry you had to experience that shit. Camera people are just trying to do their jobs.
I think another direction is also just being support. A kind “That dude was a asshole” empathy is also pretty helpful in the moment, when the victim is still processing and stressing.
Now that I have done. Said that to the person afterward.
I don’t know if this matters to them or not, but I always try to look people at the register in the eye at least once during the transaction (usually at the end). Just to show we’re on the same level. Maybe they don’t notice, but I feel like it’s a minor gesture I can make in case they do.
Even if they don’t consciously notice your intention, i’m sure it comes off as a blissfully low-streas interaction. Good on ya, wish there were more folks like you!