I work in a hospital.
I was bringing a guy out to the exit and he gave me this sinceare, heartfelt ‘thank you for your service! I know it’s tough cause of all this covid crap, but I appreciate you, you guys don’t get enough credit, thank you so much, thank you for your service.’
I didn’t have the heart to tell him covid isn’t a big deal.
Like, guy, I just wear a mask all day and that’s it. My life hasn’t changed at all.
I know how you feel.
I've done work where I was mildly inconvenienced and had people thanking me profusely. Plus I'm being paid $60 an hour to do it.
Meanwhile, I think back to jobs I've done where I labored 24 hours straight covered in mud with no plan for a hot meal or a good rest in sight. It just makes what I'm doing then feel real trite.
So I usually just thank them and tell them 'no problem'. The idea they have on the trouble versus my idea doesn't have to line up.