What’s something that instantly makes you lose respect for someone?

Yeah, same.

I work with a lot of people like this. I don’t speak to anyone there anymore tbh.

My brother is this way. Crazy thing is he lies about stuff I would obviously know is a lie. Idk why he does it.

can't spell hate without it

This is worded perfectly. Especially that last sentence. I have a zero tolerance policy on this subject. For that reason exactly. Being cruel to someone who just because of a system that not only *allows* this type of behavior, but very often positively reinforces it. During Covid, I was working in sales at a furniture store. Since almost every damn thing comes from China (including “Made in USA” stuf because they may *assemble or build* the stuff on American soil, but the materials to do so almost always come from somewhere else… usually China), we were only given estimated dates when items would arrive. Not a guarantee. Customers were informed of this thoroughly and repeatedly before they purchased. Very often, things would get delayed because it was either sitting on a ship or in a stockyard or still in a warehouse overseas. Our entire staff was regularly cussed out, screamed and threatened with legal action, physical violence, and even death. Customers were threatening to come hurt and/or kill us over sofas and dining tables. Since sales worked on solely commission, we were paid until their shit was delivered. No one wanted these folks to get their furniture more than us. My coworkers and manager would have to apologize to these awful people and try to “save the sale.” A guy on my sales team even excused a death threat because “the guy was just stressed. People say things they don’t mean.” I was speechless. I now work a very physical job with absolutely zero customer interaction. Same income, if not a little more. I lost a lot of respect for mankind as a whole. I refuse to lose respect for myself just to make a buck.

Especially when you are just beside each other, like are you deaf or sum, just speak normally