Do you / would you feel offended when someone says thanks for your TIME but not for your help? I find it kinda rude
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Not really... if someone stopped me in the street and asked for directions, and I didn't know where the place they were looking for was, then I would find it weird if they said "thanks for your help". In fact I would assume they were being sarcastic if they did, and might say something back to them. In this context, "thanks for your time" would be a much better thing to say. It is all context-dependent, to say one is polite and the other is rude in all situations seems rather daft to me. Why should you thank someone for help that they haven't provided?
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What most people have but are not willing to share is their time. Often when we need help it isn't monetary but it's their time we are asking for. So why would I think it is rude if someone asks for my help and I give it to them and then they say "thanks for your time." I think it is very nice of them to realize that time is money and time is valuable. Most of the time we have isn't 'free' time. It has to be bought out from other things. Giving time IS help.
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I consider their time & help the same thing.
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Yeah, Like if you tried to fix their car and couldn't do it they could at least have thanked you for trying. If they say "thanks for your time but not for your help" I'd say "F you" and leave.
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I like that they value me and my time enough to thank me for it, honestly.
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No I wouldn't be offended. Perhaps I tried to help but wasn't able to..they are still acknowledging the time I was willing to give. I don't generally look for ways to be offended and I think in this case that would be nitpicking and in fact unfair to the person who thanked you. I think we should give people the benefit of the doubt, give them a break, cut them slack, and stop looking for things to get upset about. That's just my opinion of course...which is what you asked for, right? :)
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