Always be kind to service industry workers. Often, the conditions they work in and (especially these days) the abuse they face really isn’t worth the money that they are paid. And yet they still have to smile and be polite and look after you.
The best way that you can understand exactly what working in that sort of job entails is to do it yourself for a while. I’m close to suggesting that it should be mandatory, like some sort of National Service Industry Service. A deeply upopular idea, perhaps, but it would definitely make the world a nicer place.

And so fair play to the guys that turned up for this shift, despite the – somewhat concerning – issues with the refrigerator.

Wow. Whiny, entitled customers, hard work, long hours, poor pay and now there’s a bloody demon in the fridge.

Enough is enough.

You can really understand why some of the staff didn’t show up. But those who did, those who stepped up to the plate when the chips were down, well, they deserve a medal and – at the very least – your understanding and respect. Because (like it says) no one wants to work anymore, but they still are doing. Serving you.

So just remember:

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And no, obviously Socrates didn’t say this, but still, this is good practice. Because God only knows what’s going on in the fridge behind the counter.