21 Professionals Reveal The “Tells” Most People Don’t Know They’re Showing

0Recently, redditor u/Feeling-Plankton-570 asked a very interesting question to bartenders, loss prevention employees, and other professionals who "read" people for a living — "What's the tell you clock in the first 10 seconds that people don't realize they're broadcasting?"First We FeastFrom knowing who is going to be a problem customer to hinting at more in-depth truths about a person, here are 21 subtle tells they've caught on to:1. "Family law attorney here: When a potential client explains something with 'and then for NO REASON'…there’s always a reason, and it is usually because that person did something shitty."—u/SnooCats4137

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"I used to work at Kohl's as a cashier, and I caught people shoplifting simply because I caught them looking at me instead of looking at the clothes. I'm not particularly attractive; there's no reason to be sneaking a peek at me. I'd call LP, and he'd watch them stick something down their shirt or into their purse, and then I'd watch him whisk them away as they tried to leave. Forty-dollar bonus on my paycheck every time I helped catch someone, heyo!"

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"I've been working in retail for closing in on 10 years. At least in my experience, the first few seconds of an interaction (and depending on which area of the store I'm working at, body language) tend to tell me *a lot* about how it's going to go. I can usually tell if I'm going to have difficulties, pleasantness, rudeness, or just disinterest within those first few seconds, and I adjust accordingly. There have been several times when, even before fully interacting with a customer, I'm nearly positive it's going to be a bit of a trial on my end. There are some occasions that I've (happily) been proven wrong, but at this point, I usually recognize the signs."

"I spent 15 years on our HOA board of directors, and one woman would preface every nasty comment or insult with, 'Well as you know I'm a woman of God, but…'"

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"Kids with limited or focused internet time are usually calmer, better at solving problems, and okay with not getting instantly rewarded. They're cool reading books, drawing, or hanging out and talking with others."

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