Fake Nice Can Be Nice Too

At work today a lot of older people came in. I'm all about the older people. Especially old couples. They are the cutest ever! But I don't like it when they call me "sweetie" or "sweetheart" or "honey" or just any of those kinds of names. Like ten people called me at least one of those kinds of names today. It wasn't super annoying, and I was still nice to people. But eventually the niceness did seem to start to be fake.

One customer asked how I was doing today. And I said good. Then he asked how I was really doing, and said he wanted an honest answer. So I gave him one. I told him I really was doing good, but I felt like I was being kind of over the top nice with customers, I felt like I was being kind of fake. So he told me, "Well fake nice can be nice too. And I wouldn't know the difference." It makes sense right? You can either fake nice until you really mean it, or even just be fake and people will still think of you as a nice person.

Being fake has always been a pet peeve of mine. Fake people really really bother me. And I hate it when I'm fake to other people. I'm way more of a straight forward person, not beating around the bush, and just saying it how it is. I mean, why sugarcoat it? But when I'm in the position of representing a company as a cashier and dealing with customers, it's hard to just say it how it is. And I'm put in a position sometimes where I have to be fake. And that's ok. Especially since today I learned that being fake nice can sometimes be nice too. :)