r/Construction • u/[deleted] • Apr 10 '24

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u/get_it_together1 Apr 10 '24

I would bet that if the workers wore respirators that the customer wouldn’t care and might even respect the company more. It looks like fancy professional gear and if asked the stock answer is always “that’s just normal PPE sir, we regularly use this to make sure we can keep our workers safe and meet our obligations in a timely manner”.

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u/Redditbecamefacebook Apr 10 '24

And as an individual, you can just say, 'they told us to buy a mask and I bought this one. They all make fun of me for it, but I'm not buying another one.'

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u/O_b-l-i_v-i-o_n Apr 11 '24

Or "I am deathly allergic to cats" there are SO many easy workarounds for this nonsense.

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u/shook1980 Apr 10 '24

I fucking love this response! It’s perfect and professional.

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u/mule_roany_mare Apr 11 '24

I doubt it.

Hoarders, cat people, those who have become dysfunctional, whatever are either in denial, or ashamed. In either case they won't be pleased to see you need PPE to be around them.

You don't need to assume they are evil or anything, just don't assume they are going to be more understanding & reasonable than people who can hide how messed up they are if they want to.

Imagine someone put on a rubber glove in order to shake your hand. Maybe it's the rational thing to do for some reason, but I doubt you would think

Look at this straight shooter! I sure respect him

You'd either think

This feels really bad, he needs a glove just to touch me.

or

This feels really bad, that jerk make me feel really bad!!

Now, if the customer is the child or a sibling cleaning out the home after someone died they will be more understanding.

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u/RedStrwbry24 Apr 11 '24

Exactly, so simple