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I deal with a lot of different people in a given day, academics, trades people, sales people, students, parents, bankers, employees....you name it. I do all of
by dan_the_welder 17y ago
I deal with a lot of different people in a given day, academics, trades people, sales people, students, parents, bankers, employees....you name it.
I do all of the context switching, or condescending, up or down because I long ago realized it was the most effective way to the job done. Most people can't or just suck at it.
End result? It's exhausting,I get incredibly sick of talking to people and start to feel incredibly alienated. It's like I have to speak a hundred different dialects of English to get through the day.
- jayair 17y agoI understand exactly what you mean and I started doing it at a very young age. The end result as you described is the alienation effect you described. The other interesting thing I found is that if I deal with somebody whom I don't need to switch too much, I find it relaxing and refreshing in some sense. But sadly it doesn't happen very often.
- dan_the_welder 17y agoA friend who can switch with you is the best.
- shawndumas 17y agoA spouse that can context switch with you is even better!
- dan_the_welder 17y agoI'm still looking :(