How do you handle petting requests?
I stay polite but firm. Curious what lines work for you without sounding rude.
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Badge swipe floor and elevator manners. Coworkers finally stopped asking if the team is real.
Go early, stick to the wall, treat pouch refilled. That's the whole strategy.
Got ACTIVE on verify last week. Still can't believe it. Thanks to everyone who answered my panic posts.
Three years as a team today. Grateful for every boring training rep that got us here.