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.

[Churchillspirit]

Try again.

[melsec]

Maybe people who drink too much are the ones who have to force a smile.

[robel]

The research was conducted in several bars in the area.

[Jonty30]

I’ve dug deep enough, thank you.

[Jonty30]

I’ve dug deep enough, thank you.

[Jack Hammer]

‘New study’ is BS.

[Beowulf9]

Alcoholics anonymous would say this is an excuse to drink.

[Paul R.]

You are almost on to it, the “it” being the flaw in the study.

The study has it backwards, at least for some people: If one drinks heavily after hours, then they are more likely to feel like (insert expletive of your choice) while at work. If one feels bad, they are more likely to have to force that smile, rather than have it come naturally.

I exclude from the above: Natural sourpusses (of which we have quite a number on FR) and those who come to work “loaded”.

[alexander_busek]

I’ve learned how to get the customer off without them being aware. I don’t need to drink.

Practitioner of the "World's Oldest Profession," eh?

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

In my industry, I have to ‘act’ as if I like being at the studio meeting when I hate the fags around me.

Isn't "studio meeting" a code phrase in the "scene," according the the Urban Dictionary?

Regards,

[Berlin_Freeper]

First I misplaced a milk carton that interfered with the merchandise rack at the items conveyor belt and then put my debit card on the counter before the person in front of me paid.

I was the only one smiling.

[Fightin Whitey]

[I want the USA back]

The new study is ridiculous, like most of these fake studies.

[samtheman]

We need a study to reveal how much money is spent on stupid studies.

[DanielRedfoot]

O im sure somewhere in their garbage study is the phrase, “experts agree...”

[samtheman]

I work in IT and get calls a couple times a week selling IT services. Sometimes the call starts out with a straight-forward sales introduction but more often something like this: “Hi, this is Dana! How are you doing today?” In the most false-enthusiastic, false-cheery tone you could imagine. Gives me the creeps like fingernails on chalkboard. My first thoughts are “I don’t know you and you don’t give a rat’s patoot about my day.”

But sometimes I think: you have to do this all day. It sucks to be you.

[Right Wing Assault]

Key word: "MAY".

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Forcing a smile at work linked to heavy drinking

I highly doubt that and posit that it has more to do with being forced to eat crap-sandwiches via stupid, rude or abusive customers.

[catnipman]

“Natural sourpusses (of which we have quite a number on FR)”

tons of tiresome zealots here too: tesla zealets, Q zealots, Apple zealots, conspiracy zealots of various stripes, et. al. ...

[nuconvert]

;~ )