TIL at a Chick-fil-A drive-thru that my fast food job changed how I talk to people

I was at the Chick-fil-A on Main Street last Tuesday and accidentally told the cashier 'my pleasure' when she handed me my change. It hit me that I spent 3 years working fast food in high school and I still say weird stuff like that without thinking. Has anyone else caught themselves using old job phrases years after quitting?

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wesleybutler3d ago

Does it mess with your head when you hear other people say it too? I've got a buddy who still can't stop himself from asking "do you want ketchup with that?" whenever he hands anything to anyone.

wesleybutler3d ago

That thing about the ketchup gets me. I worked at a pizza place way back and I still find myself asking people "extra cheese?" when I pass them stuff at cookouts. My wife called me out the other day when I handed her the remote and said "careful, hot pan around the corner" like she was walking through the kitchen during a rush. It's like the muscle memory just never really goes away even after all these years.