Shoutout to the guy at Staples who fixed my whole desk layout in 5 minutes

Last week I was in Staples buying a new mousepad and this older guy working there just walked up and asked if I needed help. I told him nah, just browsing, but he pointed at my cart and said "you got that weird L-shaped desk at home, right?" lmao. I was like how did you know, and he said he could tell from the stuff I was buying. Long story short he drew me a little diagram on a receipt showing how to turn my desk 90 degrees and run cables behind the monitor arm instead of under the desk. I went home and tried it and my setup actually looks like a normal person lives there now. Has anyone else had a random employee or stranger just nail your problem without even trying?

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kais674mo ago

Damn, did you ask him what gave it away or just go with the diagram?

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miab874mo ago

Dude that Staples guy probably sees 20 people a week buying the exact same L-desk cable management combo and knows exactly what they're gonna mess up. I bet he's got that diagram memorized and draws it on receipts like 5 times a shift. The real pro move is that he didn't even try to sell you a cable sleeve or zip ties or anything, just straight up showed you how to use what you already had. Shops should just hire guys like that to walk around and fix people's lives instead of asking if you want the warranty.

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