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by joslin01 3994 days ago
You're mistakenly drawing a parallel between the two words. I am saying a cashier that is not passionate about their job is not _entitled_ to be uncourteous and therefore act unprofessionally.
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I'm agreeing with that. I am totally fine with cashiers who are clearly dispassionate about their job and act professionally. I can see "the lack of passion," but it doesn't impact their professionalism.

In particular, I'm worried about judging people to be unprofessional simply because they are dispassionate. They are separable.

> In particular, I'm worried about judging people to be unprofessional simply because they are dispassionate. They are separable.

I agree with you. You can be dispassionate, but hold onto professionalism. That's actually the whole point I'm making by saying even if you are dispassionate, you should still act professionally.