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[rediscovering]

1. what do you know about job interviews?
i didnt know you have to interview to get jobs. even if it's just at a restaurant!! regardless of whether the job itself involves talking to people at all!!? stupid

[ Guess who's been bombing interviews as a part-time busboy all over town. And who's only bothering to ask about proper employment beyond random quests, um, now, after several months of just getting by...? He must be getting tired of stealing hotchips from the cornerstore. ]

2. what do you know about going to school as a full-time student here?
i heard you can make a living like this
insight about going to school in other worlds could be useful too. i was homeschooled....

[ But at least he's thinking in terms of solutions. ]

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[rediscovering]

when the customers are rude it's hard to be polite
and there are lots of rude customers

[ Zuko's suddenly feeling discouraged about not understanding well the nuances of just small business ownership and basic employment, knowing he'll be going home to rule a country immediately upon his return from this world... He needs to start thinking in less tunnel-visioned, black-and-white terms. ]

[doctorintern]

I know. And it's not just customers, but people in general can be like that. But you have to try not to take it personally. They don't act that way because of you. They just...act that way.

And you never really know what people are going through. Someone who might seem rude might just be having a bad day.

[rediscovering]

.....thats true too..
ive been that person before i think. for longer than just a bad day. i should be more mindful of that in others...
but that doesnt make it ok to be rude to the wait staff..!!
the staff shouldn't have to grin and bear it!

[ But that's not any claim that he wasn't also rude to the wait staff. He's growing, clearly, even just from this one conversation! ]

[doctorintern]

[ Hey, even a little growth can make a difference. ]

No, you're absolutely right. It shouldn't be okay to be rude to wait staff, and they shouldn't have to just take it.

It's difficult convincing others of that, though.

[rediscovering]

if people haven't been in that position it's easy not to think about it
i never was so considerate with waiters and servants and stuff before i worked that kind of job myself.. i guess i should be more patient. that's kind of always true though..

[doctorintern]

That's also true. A lot of the time, people forget that servers and waiters are also people just trying to get by.

Patience is always a good thing, though it's not always easy to come by. The only way to really practice being patient is by experiencing things that really test it.

[rediscovering]

yeah true.... and putting yourself in other people's shoes.

[ This turned strangely philosophical. It gives him much to think about. ]

thanks

[doctorintern]

You're welcome. I'm glad I could assist.

My name is Fenton, by the way. If you need anything else in the future, I'd be happy to help.

[rediscovering]

fenton.. zuko.
much obliged.

[doctorintern]

Of course.

Good luck.