• glimse@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    “I might get fired if I give a paid item away for free” is a completely reasonable thing for a minimum wage worker to worry about.

    I agree with the customer, of course, but let’s not pretend that it’s bootlicking when people have bills to pay

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      25 days ago

      I agree, but feel it should be clarified that having bills to pay is not a disqualifier for bootlicking. More a motivator for it, in many cases. “Just doing my job” and all.

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        25 days ago

        I’d wager more people are worried about their loss of income than making the boss an extra 50 cents, though