Forcing a smile at work linked to heavy drinking

Fox News ^ | April 13 | David Aaro |

[Galatians328]

Employees who work in the public eye who force themselves to smile for customers or hide feelings of annoyance may be susceptible to heavy drinking after hours, according to a new study.

[dp0622]

Come to think of it... :)

Reading about the left 20 times a day does make one want to grab the firewater.

[Redcitizen]

I used to be a people person but people ruined it for me.

[freedumb2003]

>>

Free Republic is therapy for non-drinkers.<<

I have a list of about a gagillion posts that suggest that might not be so.

[Redcitizen]

Lol! I don’t drink either but some days and people have me thinking about it!

[catnipman]

“Forcing a smile at work linked to heavy drinking”

and it’s a vicious spiral too, because being hung over after that heavy drinking makes it even harder to fake all of those smiles, which in turn causes even heavier drinking, which ...

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

True dat:

[dp0622]

:)

I’ve actually drastically cut back.

I wouldn’t recommend it..

The cutting back, that is!

[Celtic Conservative]

Then why are so many of us here quite fond of “demon rum”?

CC

[Seaplaner]

Precisely, my good FRiend.

[Celtic Conservative]

I hear ‘ya. 25 years working in the prison system has caused me to harbor some truly disparaging opinions toward my own species.

CC

[atc23]

Still doesn't explain why the rest of the 90% that don't work in retail drink..

Mostly because people are stupid

[lightman]

When all the work day long the bosses tell you to “suck it up”, come quittin’ time that’s what you do.

[Celtic Conservative]

That, and a mischievous sense of humor.

CC

[W.]

EW, Hillary. I need a double of that scotch! Stat! ;)

[Fightin Whitey]

Maybe heavy drinkers are more likely to fake and/or suppress their emotions than other people.

So when I see you forever winking at me is that faking or suppressing?

[nuconvert]

“Employees who work in the public eye who force themselves to smile for customers or hide feelings of annoyance may be susceptible to heavy drinking …”

… or not

[ExSoldier]

I'll drink to that!

[TigersEye]

I think that’s called an hallucination. You been Bogartin’ the good stuff on me! :)

[Vermont Lt]

I worked in Service delivery for nearly 40 years.

I stopped drinking years ago. Delivering good service has so little to do with smiling that you don’t have to fake it.

Do it right. On time. For the promised price.

If you do that, your customers will barely care that they had to talk to you. Which is good because after 40 years I can barely stand to be around customers.