I always try to be super nice to food and retail employees and it really pays off . A lot of the time just a please , thank you , and have a nice day , essentially just treating them like a goddamn person , really brightens their mood . I can hear it in their voice or see it on their face . Honestly it feels good to make their day a little better . Then again as a kid I worked fast food in a rural bible belt area and church goers treat minimum wage employees the fucking worst , so I have some unique insight not everyone has . I ' ve had food thrown on me multiple times . Anyway I ' ve been bringing extra baked goods to these three ladies at my grocery store . I brought some last night and wished one of them a happy thanksgiving and she looked like she was about to break down as she hugged me . She said sometimes I ' m all she has to look forward to . I imagine working minimum wage here has its own set of bullshit since it ' s a rich person area . It seems like she doesn ' t get a nice word all damn day at work except for me . Sigh .