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Cosmo Kramer said:
Have any of you watched Severance on Apple TV? Great reviews and hype. I’m on episode 4. Does it get better? It’s really slow and uninteresting so far IMO.
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It has good vibes, but it becomes kind of a mess in the second season and never really makes any sense. If it doesn't speak to you after four episodes, it probably won't click.
 
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Devo182 said:
You could catch up on 2 seasons of Severance and Silo in a month for less than the price of a single 90-minute movie ticket.

Apple+ is the type of service I get for limited runs. Hulu, Netflix are the only mainstays.
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Not specific to apple+, but I feel like the quality of Netflix, apple, max, etc...is the primary reason for the decline in the movie box office over the years. I don't really do either, but if I were to spend $20 for entertainment, it definitely wouldn't be for one single movie.
 
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jave36 said:
Not specific to apple+, but I feel like the quality of Netflix, apple, max, etc...is the primary reason for the decline in the movie box office over the years. I don't really do either, but if I were to spend $20 for entertainment, it definitely wouldn't be for one single movie.
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OK, I admit it. I still like to run out occassionaly for dinner and a movie (on the big screen).
 
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gordonr24 said:
I think I can speak for a lot of people, depending on professions when dealing with the public.

The majority of the time, the client or customer is not right. But customer service has taught people that if they complain enough, they’ll get the handout that they want.
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I’ve dealt with the public for thirty five years. Not a job for everyone. Patientiece and more patience is needed. It’s unbelievable how much people expect and whine if they don’t get it.
 
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jave36 said:
Not specific to apple+, but I feel like the quality of Netflix, apple, max, etc...is the primary reason for the decline in the movie box office over the years. I don't really do either, but if I were to spend $20 for entertainment, it definitely wouldn't be for one single movie.
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We like to go very occasionally. Last year we saw Oppenheimer and Zone of Interest on the big screen. This year A Complete Unknown.
 
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tn4elvis said:
I’ve dealt with the public for thirty five years. Not a job for everyone. Patientiece and more patience is needed. It’s unbelievable how much people expect and whine if they don’t get it.
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It’s really pretty basic but doesn’t seem to be the way society leans. Treat people with kindness and respect. That’s all it takes. We get too caught up in ourselves. We humans really are self centered.

I was in a super big hurry a year or so ago and stopped at a gas station. The lady behind the register was leaning on one elbow, using one hand to SLOWLY ring everything up. I was getting more and more agitated. I didn’t say anything to her but in my head I was. Then she says “I’m sorry, I’ve had a kidney stone for 3 days and I can’t afford to take off work”…..

Huge lesson learned. I was quickly humbled. It was like God said it isn’t always about you. You never know what the other person is going through. BE KIND.
 
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LaagerVol said:
It’s really pretty basic but doesn’t seem to be the way society leans. Treat people with kindness and respect. That’s all it takes. We get too caught up in ourselves. We humans really are self centered.

I was in a super big hurry a year or so ago and stopped at a gas station. The lady behind the register was leaning on one elbow, using one hand to SLOWLY ring everything up. I was getting more and more agitated. I didn’t say anything to her but in my head I was. Then she says “I’m sorry, I’ve had a kidney stone for 3 days and I can’t afford to take off work”…..

Huge lesson learned. I was quickly humbled. It was like God said it isn’t always about you. You never know what the other person is going through. BE KIND.
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I have an incredible staff of kind and patient peeps. It’s tough some days but we get through it
 
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tn4elvis said:
I have an incredible staff of kind and patient peeps. It’s tough some days but we get through
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Such a great message from LaagerVol. Kindness and patience is not something in abundance in our society. Just go out for a drive, drive a little too slow, and see what happens. I'd love for us to behave largely the way we did after 9/11. Together and supportive.
 
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gordonr24 said:
I think I can speak for a lot of people, depending on the professions they work in, when dealing with the public.

The majority of the time, the client or customer is not right. But customer service has taught people that if they complain enough, they’ll get the handout that they want.
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Companies concern levels over bad publicity, even fictional, means a lot of times the assholes win in the short term. I always just remind myself that Karma is real and let it sort itself out.
 
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gordonr24 said:
I think I can speak for a lot of people, depending on the professions they work in, when dealing with the public.

The majority of the time, the client or customer is not right. But customer service has taught people that if they complain enough, they’ll get the handout that they want.
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Dealing with this now from a customer. The problem is the 2 people between the customer and myself are refusing to make a decision for the customer. So we are about to lose a customer that provides half of our workload. Terrible mismanagement but when I discussed ways to correct it with them I was told to "stay in my lane" lol
 
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gordonr24 said:
The majority of the time, the client or customer is not right. But customer service has taught people that if they complain enough, they’ll get the handout that they want.
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There's been a lot of interesting research on this too. The entire "Karen culture". There are some positives...and negatives.

Mostly comes from middle-to-upper-middle class folks that know how to play the game. They understand, through their own parents having been employed in such situations, that these things are often more flexible than companies want to let on. Things can be negoatiated and rules nuanced. The downside are when folks take it to be granted and feel entitled.

Kids coming from lower income statuses have been shown to generally not have been taught that same advantageous gamesmenship in social settings. Many come to believe these social situations are set in stone and non-negotiable. Otoh the rich don't have time for such squabblings.
 
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DD4ME said:
Companies concern levels over bad publicity, even fictional, means a lot of times the assholes win in the short term. I always just remind myself that Karma is real and let it sort itself out.
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I have been a RM, GM and Area Manager for Denny's and yes we are told to always agree and apologize to the customers whether rite or wrong. Repeat business is the name of the game and a bad rep means losing money for the Company you work for. I use to get mad early in my career but when I got that first bonus check, I changed my tune. Customers are always rite.
 
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