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have a nice day syndrome

have a nice day syndrome noun: a stressful form of cognitive dissonance among employees whose work involves assuming a fake cheerful persona to deal with members of the public.

Noun

have a nice day syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A stressful form of cognitive dissonance among employees whose work involves assuming a fake cheerful persona to deal with members of the public.
    • The ‘have a nice day’ syndrome typifies a routinized approach to customer service where, by establishing procedures, service levels can be consistently maintained and efficiently managed.2004, Richard Brookes, Roger Palmer, The New Global Marketing Reality, Springer, →ISBN, page 61

Questions about have a nice day syndrome

What does have a nice day syndrome mean?
Have a nice day syndrome means a stressful form of cognitive dissonance among employees whose work involves assuming a fake cheerful persona to deal with members of the public.
What part of speech is have a nice day syndrome?
Have a nice day syndrome is a noun.

Words near have a nice day syndrome in the dictionary

  1. have a mind to
  2. have a moment
  3. have a monk on
  4. have a mountain to climb
  5. have a nice day
  6. have a nice day syndrome
  7. have a nice life
  8. have a night of it
  9. have a normal one
  10. have a pair
  11. have a point

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