These interactions aren’t in a retail setting, and the company I work for has never sent me to a retail setting, thankfully. One of them involves sitting at the front of a building that has a bunch of businesses in it and the other one I am at the front desk of a data center. A lot of times when you work security you’re basically a receptionist that goes on hourly patrols.

I recently had a woman try to secretly film me because I was browsing Lemmy at work. I looked up almost immediately because I have peripheral vision and saw her doing so. She panicked and quickly shut the door she had opened a crack to spy on me. The fact that I looked up immediately when she was being weird proved I was being attentive. I’m only ever on my phone when there’s no one around.

Shortly after that they updated the site orders to say you can’t be on personal electronic devices. You’re expected to sit in an empty room for 7 out of the 8 hours of this shift and stare at the fuckin wall, apparently.

At the data center people will bang on the window if you don’t buzz them in within 5 seconds of them getting to the front door. I’ve politely asked them to give me some time to notice them before they scare the shit out of me by banging on the glass. It’s like being a fish in an aquarium. One guy didn’t even respond to my request, he just rolled his eyes then walked away, then called my company to complain. I am no longer allowed to ask people to stop hitting the glass.

All this shit is dehumanizing. It’s like they don’t really want humans to be security guards, they want robots and had to settle for me.

Thanks for letting me rant a bit : )

Security is like this. I work unarmed security, and people will sometimes treat me like a sentient security camera. I am a person, I promise.

Very true! I think part of the reason I’m being bitter right now is that I live in a studio apartment that I can barely afford and have literally no room for decorations. I never bother to even decorate my walls, because who knows how long I’ll be able to afford the rent?

I didn’t mean to make this another “fuck capitalism” thread. Oops.

Either the bear is three dimensional or the shadows are really well done. If they are 3D they won’t stack and would be a nightmare to clean. Worth it for special occasions?

Yes, I’m fun at parties.

In my defense there’s definitely the occasional post around here asking people what historical event they would change if they could. I thought it was amusing so I left it up.

I love how obtuse you are. Absolutely demented, made me smile.

I’d stop the supreme Court from giving the presidency to W Bush. I try not to think about what a timeline where we actually do something about climate change would look like, it’s just too depressing.

Al Gore is an asshole and a neoliberal but I think he actually would’ve done something about climate change. I also don’t think Osama Bin Laden would’ve gone through with 9/11 without a Republican in the White House.

Edit: upon further inspection, the title says OBSERVE a historical event. Oops.

I pay a monthly fee for my ACA insurance. It’s generally not enough to cover the total cost of the insurance, so I have to pay the difference in my tax returns. In 2024 I got a $700 refund. In 2025 I owed $300. I likely won’t be able to afford the next one.

What a fucking scam. And I’m in my 40’s, which are prime cancer years. This is social murder.

Lemmy and Bluesky. I already deleted my Bluesky account and I’m considering deleting this account as well.

People treat me like shit on these sites. Lemmy sure hates my autism despite there supposedly being a lot of autistic people on here. Self hated combined with projection, maybe?

No fair, my trauma made me asexual.

The graphics are too primitive for me, which is a shame. I don’t consider myself a graphics snob, but this looks like something that came out 35 years ago.