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Re:Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work? by no_butterscotch on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @02:11AM (#36135073)
One of my obstacles: it's a stones throw away from a retail/service job.

Okay not really. But what I mean is, the way people respect you. My obstacle is my fear of being treated the way I was 15 years ago when I had to work retail before my professional career. In that sense I'm HAPPY that I work behind a computer screen. But I do think it's made me very isolated, introverted, and lonely.

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Re:Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work? by jonmb on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @11:15PM (#36147211)
One important difference is that in retail, you had to deal with it, or risk losing your job / getting written up. In volunteering, if someone is being a jerk to you then you can call them out on it. And I think it is less likely you’ll run into a jerk when you’re volunteering. It’s not like working at Walmart.
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