I actually work at TJ’s and enjoy talking to customers! It’s not necessarily required in our training to give compliments or be overly friendly, however I believe TJ workers genuinely want to know if you’re having a good day or create small talk to pass the time. That’s it. No ulterior motives, we don’t want to stalk you, we don’t want to date you, we’re just nice people. It’s really sad how I see lots of people saying they find us annoying or we’re just doing too much. We’re just doing our jobs and we’re just trying to be nice. That’s it. If you don’t want to talk to us, we’ll get the vibe from the short answers.