When I was working as an in-home service person, I encountered the very attitudes you just described, practically every day, and they weren't necessarily "nicely dressed middle-class church goers". In fact, the "church-goers" were the least of the hateful, disrespectful people I met, however they were the worst tippers. The worst people I met over the years were well-off or wealthy who looked down their noses at anyone who would dare to tell them their repairs were going to be costly, because you were there solely to rip them off, or they were miffed because they needed repairs, and the dealer who sold them their products singled them out to sell them something that would need repairs eventually.JTA wrote:"Some people just lack empathy and become plain old nasty for whatever reason unknown to me. Some of the kindest people I've ever met were "counter-culture" types at some shady venues that looked like they had just climbed out of a dumpster or something, and some of the nastiest, most disrespectful, judgmental assholes I've ever met were nicely dressed middle-class church goers that used to look at me with contempt when I used to work at a gas station. Unfortunately from what I've learned so far in life there's no avoiding this anywhere. Even where I work now I'm surrounded by negative, egotistical, spiteful, sociopaths. These people are everywhere, and it beats you down if you let your guard down even for a moment. It's very contagious."
I've been called a "lowly repair man" just to name a few. Some of the worst people with attitudes I've met over the years were from New Jersey, Michigan, and California...in that order. I've even been told that I would have to enter through the back door.
I have walked out of a few homes and told the homeowner that if he was so knowledgeable about his product and he didn't want a person of lower class in his home, he could repair it himself.
If I really wanted to pizzem off, I would tell them that until the Lord started making our products, I had job security.
