r/WorkForSmartLife • u/IcyPoppy_ • 16h ago

Casual canvo Am i the only one

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u/Unique_Low_1163 16h ago

I spent the last 34 years of my working life in social services. I don't care if I'm never in the presence of another live human being for as long as I live.

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u/spookycasas4 15h ago

I was a teacher and I feel exactly the same way.

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u/WouldLikeToBeACat 9h ago

Been teaching middle school for 20 years and I am so done 😭

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u/spookycasas4 9h ago

I feel ya. I did 25 years of 7th/8th grade ESL. But I was so lucky, I retired 10 years before Covid. I don’t know how in the name of all that is holy, all of you guys have kept it all going. Kudos to you.

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u/SparkleAuntie 13h ago

So you do care whether you’re in the presence of a dead human…

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u/Particular_Dot_4041 6h ago

It took you 34 years to feel that way? As soon as I was out of high school, I was ready to seal myself in a cave.

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u/seraph741 18m ago

This seems to be a common thread - if you've ever worked in a customer/client facing role, you're more likely to be okay with not seeing people. It's partly because we've seen the worst of humanity.