Cindy: Faux-friendly chat intrusive

I’d like to go on record as being a friendly person. In fact, when I was in seventh grade I received an award from my youth group for being the friendliest person of the year. But if one more stranger asks me “So, what are your plans for today?” my response may not be friendly. In fact, it may force me to permanently forfeit any future friendly awards. I appreciate good customer service. I don’t mind being asked how my day is going – a simple “How are you today?” is perfectly fine. But somewhere in corporate America, someone decided that employees need to do more to engage their customers/ Cindy Hval , SR Front Porch. More here .

Question: Do you get annoyed by clerks, tellers, etc., that faux-friendly chat you up?