Posts Tagged ‘doctor’
On this day, I had an opportunity to interact with two store clerks, an eye doctor, and an eye glasses specialist at Lens Crafters. The first store clerk I encountered seemed somewhat unaffected by any smiling on my part. But then, as I was leaving, she returned a smile to one of her coworkers – maybe a delayed reaction? My eye doctor seemed impervious to just about anything. Smiles, grimaces, jokes, suggestions – nothing seemed to break through to his private world of eyes – I guess that is how it can be with highly focused and trained professionals. The glasses guy – that was another story entirely. He seemed to be waiting for someone to break a smile and break the ice – we joked and laughed a bit about my boring taste in glasses. I told him that if I became rich I would be back for another more stylish pair to wear at speaking engagements!
More interactions with my students revealed that students tend to laugh at your jokes a bit better if you can prime them with some smiles. Perhaps that is why my attempts at jokes in the past fell flat?
Later, I picked up some motor oil at a car parts store. The clerk seemed to be a step ahead of me. He was about the friendliest, most helpful clerk I have ever encountered in such a store! Without a doubt, it would make me want to go back to this store. His smiles were there for each and every customer I am quite sure.
