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This was suggested to me by a friend.

I give, I take
Not known to make a mistake
Like it or not, I call the shots
To complete your task,
Questions I must ask.
For a start, prove who you are
Or you won't go far
Options I set and choices you select
What do you want? Come on, answer my prompts!
A bad selection, and you'll suffer a rejection
Hey, don't get edgy
If you want to achieve your goal early
Everything is cool
If you bend to my rules
Look, you have just finished
Will you take that small sheet?
Someday, who knows when
We'll meet and do it again

Who am I?

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Is it an

ATM (automatic teller machine)?

I give, I take

You can withdraw, you can pay-in

Not known to make a mistake

I would hope so, although there have been exceptions

Like it or not, I call the shots

It's my money, but it's up to the machine to give me some

To complete your task,
Questions I must ask.
For a start, prove who you are
Or you won't go far

Go through the security or you won't go far

Options I set and choices you select

Multiple choices

What do you want? Come on, answer my prompts!

Make the selection what you want to do

A bad selection, and you'll suffer a rejection

You make a mistake, it spits out the card (or worse - swallows it)

Hey, don't get edgy
If you want to achieve your goal early

No point in arguing with a machine

Everything is cool If you bend to my rules

It's all cool if you follow the rules

Look, you have just finished
Will you take that small sheet?

Do you need a receipt, sir?

Someday, who knows when
We'll meet and do it again

Quite likely

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  • $\begingroup$ Spoilers! (I don't know how to spoiler comments). The small sheet that you take is more fittingly the money you withdraw, or even a receipt, rather than an advice slip $\endgroup$
    – Avik Mohan
    Aug 17, 2016 at 17:41
  • $\begingroup$ Nice! Just edited one line which did not fit. $\endgroup$
    – IAmInPLS
    Aug 17, 2016 at 21:13

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