Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The world is burning and someone is concerned about how they come across to a worker who doesn't give two s**** about them, and rightfully so? Some aggressive soccer mom once got way too close to me in a Chipotle line, as my food was sitting on the tray. She sneezed near the food. I walked away and said I can't eat that stuff now.

Exactly. This is why WaPo is failing. Have you seen how thin it has become?

I thought the Bezos purchase was a good thing, but the Post (at least on line) lately has become "click bait central."

Anonymous wrote:She agonizes over such small, every day interactions. I feel bad for her.

Is it any worse than the Big-Law glorified proofreaders, er associates turned stay at home moms who prowl DCUM and can't resist catching and pointing out every "nit." (If you want to nitpick, become a lice lady. At least there's a career future there.)

Anonymous wrote:
Yep, that's me.
I have social anxiety.

I try to please as much as I possibly can, rehearse my order to get it as clear as possible and easy to understand so I don't take too much time at the counter. I do get mistakes rectified, but then apologize to the waiter for bothering them.

And I am physically SICK each time I have to present in public.

I was having a hard time reading the article because it was hitting FAR too close to home. Self important? Ha. I've invented my own category of self-loathing. Because life would surely be a lot easier and far more pleasant if I didn't obsess over things that other people don't even notice but can haunt me for days. I rehearse all interactions in my head. Everything. And then I analyze it and see if it is something that I think a "normal" person would say or do in that situation. Because I know what normal looks like, and I know it doesn't look like me.

Sometimes I decide it's actually all in my head and if I just stop thinking and analyzing and start DOING that day to day life will come more naturally -- like it seems to for everyone else. I am never rewarded for that optimism.

I don't know the author, but in my own head, there is plenty of room for thoughtful consideration of the big picture and angsting over the mundane and ridiculous.

Anonymous wrote:The world is burning and someone is concerned about how they come across to a worker who doesn't give two s**** about them, and rightfully so? Some aggressive soccer mom once got way too close to me in a Chipotle line, as my food was sitting on the tray. She sneezed near the food. I walked away and said I can't eat that stuff now.

Exactly. This is why WaPo is failing. Have you seen how thin it has become?

I don't know if I would say she's self important, but definitely has some serious anxiety issues that she should get help with. I can relate to feeling anxious about making mistakes in a situation like work, but not Chipolte.


ungh. You spelled it Chipolte. Was that a typo or are you one of the ones that pronounces it Chi-pol-tee

Um, its a typo. Chill out.

Yep, that's me.
I have social anxiety.

I try to please as much as I possibly can, rehearse my order to get it as clear as possible and easy to understand so I don't take too much time at the counter. I do get mistakes rectified, but then apologize to the waiter for bothering them.

And I am physically SICK each time I have to present in public.

Anonymous wrote:I'm like this. I can't stand placing multiple orders at chipotle. Can we just write it down or use a touch screen? I do have social anxiety but people would never guess it because I, like the author, overcompensate to try to please people or at least not embarrass ourselves. I remember stupid things I said 20 years ago, that most people probably forget about in a day. I'm worried about my neuroses affecting my kids, but they're very laid back so far--though I do insist they use great manners when ordering food

I also really struggle with Chipotle if I am placing multiple orders. I hate the feeling of monopolizing all the workers up and down the line, and I hate having to raise my voice to make sure the far servers can hear. It's absoltely an anxiety thing, but there is nothing self-important about it. It's more the opposite--that kind of set up makes it hard to fly below the radar and avoid drawing attention to oneself. A place like Bread Line is worse still for this sort of thing. And the horrible Starbucks practice of asking for your name to write on the coffee cups.

Life changing fact for those who have to place large orders at Chipotle: you can order and pay online through the website, and then go pick it up at whatever time you designate. Phew!

Anonymous wrote:"They will probably talk about how fabulous I am after I leave."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/12/04/im-a-people-pleaser-chipotle-is-my-own-personal-version-of-hell/?hpid=hp_regional-hp-cards_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fcard

Congrats on a total lack of reading comprehension.

Anonymous wrote:Too much drama. Sad that bloggers are now the normal for news.

+1

I feel compassion for people like this but in my "paper of record" I'd rather see only text that results from reported, vetted news (facts).

Hey Posties: how about a nice researched article about the duke Ellington cost overrun debacle?

Too much drama. Sad that bloggers are now the normal for news.

I'm like this. I can't stand placing multiple orders at chipotle. Can we just write it down or use a touch screen? I do have social anxiety but people would never guess it because I, like the author, overcompensate to try to please people or at least not embarrass ourselves. I remember stupid things I said 20 years ago, that most people probably forget about in a day. I'm worried about my neuroses affecting my kids, but they're very laid back so far--though I do insist they use great manners when ordering food

Yeah the people who responded with ire probably only read the first line or skimmed. Whatever happened to reading comprehension?

Anonymous wrote:Did you read the article? She's not self-important. She suffers from anxiety and is still as an adult processing issues she faced when she was a kid. Have some empathy.

+1 I think OP is a troll, although I suppose OP could just be an obnoxious idiot.

She agonizes over such small, every day interactions. I feel bad for her.

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So attractive people are above criticism? Great to know! Thanks, swimfan.