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Banks, of course, can be awful. However, if you can develop an in-person face-to-face rapport with someone at a bank, you'll find that they can bypass, sometim

Banks, of course, can be awful. However, if you can develop an in-person face-to-face rapport with someone at a bank, you'll find that they can bypass, sometimes, much of the infuriating petty bureaucracy. I once had a bank employee print almost a ream of statements on the spot for me. I was almost in tears from the generosity of their time and effort. This was after going to a different branch an being told it would cost hundreds of dollars and take weeks because it was a "back-office" job.

reaperducer 5y ago
Always ALWAYS _ALWAYS_ be nice to service people. You never know when you might need them. Also, ALWAYS be nice to janitors, maids, maintenance staff, front desk people, security guards, etc. You should make anyone with access to a set of keys your friend.
- nicbou 5y ago
  Just be nice because it's the right thing to do, regardless of what value they can provide to you
  - Beltalowda 5y ago
    Of course, but there are always going to be moments of friction, where some amount of "un-niceness" or even anger is at the very least understandable, if not justified. Plus there's a difference between "be nice" and "go the extra effort to be nice". You can be perfectly friendly and nice and you can strike up some chit-chat and develop a low-key "relationship" with someone.
Terretta 5y ago
> ”print almost a ream of statements on the spot for me. I was almost in tears from the generosity of their time and effort” Stockholm Syndrome. Tears of gratitude for a bank employee paid for their time and effort bypassing standard procedure says more than the article.
- crispyambulance 5y ago
  ...well, relative to the response I got at a different branch, it was an incredible relief to me. I knew that I needed someone to cut through bullshit red-tape for me. The first branch didn't do it, so I went to another and was lucky enough to find someone who wasn't a rule-following robot.

reaperducer 5y ago

Always ALWAYS _ALWAYS_ be nice to service people. You never know when you might need them. Also, ALWAYS be nice to janitors, maids, maintenance staff, front desk people, security guards, etc. You should make anyone with access to a set of keys your friend.

nicbou 5y ago
Just be nice because it's the right thing to do, regardless of what value they can provide to you
- Beltalowda 5y ago
  Of course, but there are always going to be moments of friction, where some amount of "un-niceness" or even anger is at the very least understandable, if not justified. Plus there's a difference between "be nice" and "go the extra effort to be nice". You can be perfectly friendly and nice and you can strike up some chit-chat and develop a low-key "relationship" with someone.

Terretta 5y ago

> ”print almost a ream of statements on the spot for me. I was almost in tears from the generosity of their time and effort” Stockholm Syndrome. Tears of gratitude for a bank employee paid for their time and effort bypassing standard procedure says more than the article.

crispyambulance 5y ago
...well, relative to the response I got at a different branch, it was an incredible relief to me. I knew that I needed someone to cut through bullshit red-tape for me. The first branch didn't do it, so I went to another and was lucky enough to find someone who wasn't a rule-following robot.