Cut Your Favorite Eatery Some Slack

[JustGeorge]

I rarely eat out these days (sheer luxury!) but I have seen how obnoxious some customers can be. Is it a class thing, regarding the staff who serve them literally like servants?
I make a point of being friendly to supermarket staff, I know they get quite a lot of abuse too. What is wrong with people??

In the Pre-Covid days, supermarket staff were my heroes. I went in almost daily. You build a relationship with some of them.

I remember waiting in the checkout line and my husband and I were harassed by another customer, who took exception to our clothing(which were perhaps a bit unusual, but far from offensive). She yelled for a manager, and one came. She complained to him that we shouldn't be allowed in the store... and he proceeded to escort her out, and said if there was anymore commotion, he'd call the police.

The look on her face was priceless.

 

[Meow Mix]

In the Pre-Covid days, supermarket staff were my heroes. I went in almost daily. You build a relationship with some of them.

I remember waiting in the checkout line and my husband and I were harassed by another customer, who took exception to our clothing(which were perhaps a bit unusual, but far from offensive). She yelled for a manager, and one came. She complained to him that we shouldn't be allowed in the store... and he proceeded to escort her out, and said if there was anymore commotion, he'd call the police.

The look on her face was priceless.

Wow haha. Some people.

 

[Revoltingest]

I rarely eat out these days (sheer luxury!) but I have seen how obnoxious some customers can be. Is it a class thing, regarding the staff who serve them literally like servants?
I make a point of being friendly to supermarket staff, I know they get quite a lot of abuse too. What is wrong with people??

It's not a class thing....I don't have class.
It's a personal honor thing.
I treat them as servants, ie, fine people in a useful
profession who deserve civility & compensation.
And if I'm fortunate, they'll have time to be friendly.

 

[Martin]

It's not a class thing....I don't have class.
It's a personal honor thing.
I treat them as servants, ie, fine people in a useful
profession who deserve civility & compensation.
And if I'm fortunate, they'll have time to be friendly.

That's great, but you're obviously not one of the obnoxious customers we're discussing. If it's not a class thing, then how would you explain this kind of behaviour? Ignorance? Arrogance? Selfishness?

 

[Secret Chief]

What is wrong with people??

How long you got?

 

[Twilight Hue]

In Brookville PA, I chatted up the owner of a restaurant
about rude customers. Many have been intolerant about
slow service due to the ongoing staff shortage. Apparently
it's a widespread problem.
'Unbearable': Restaurant customers are being nightmares lately

For me it's not the service but the accuracy.

How in the hell, when I walked into a McDonald's that had no customers at the particular time with me the only one placing an order, received at the end, wrong and missing items that were not reflected on the actual receipt?

How does that even happen?

 

[Revoltingest]

That's great, but you're obviously not one of the obnoxious customers we're discussing. If it's not a class thing, then how would you explain this kind of behaviour? Ignorance? Arrogance? Selfishness?

Dishonorable with a pinch of immaturity.

 

[Revoltingest]

For me it's not the service but the accuracy.

How in the hell, when I walked into a McDonald's that had no customers at the particular time with me the only one placing an order, received at the end, wrong and missing items that were not reflected on the actual receipt?

How does that even happen?

Accuracy is part of service.

 

[JustGeorge]

For me it's not the service but the accuracy.

How in the hell, when I walked into a McDonald's that had no customers at the particular time with me the only one placing an order, received at the end, wrong and missing items that were not reflected on the actual receipt?

How does that even happen?

Everything is so computerized, I have faith that anything can be messed up.

I remember ordering a piece of cheese on a bun at a Burger King. (Kid is vegetarian, but doesn't like the substitute patties). They looked at all their buttons, and told me they couldn't do that. I told them they could, I had faith that they could put a piece of cheese between two pieces of bread. They pondered. My husband said "why don't you put a kid's cheeseburger and minus the meat?" They did that. And wow! Our cheese sandwich came into being.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Everything is so computerized, I have faith that anything can be messed up.

I remember ordering a piece of cheese on a bun at a Burger King. (Kid is vegetarian, but doesn't like the substitute patties). They looked at all their buttons, and told me they couldn't do that. I told them they could, I had faith that they could put a piece of cheese between two pieces of bread. They pondered. My husband said "why don't you put a kid's cheeseburger and minus the meat?" They did that. And wow! Our cheese sandwich came into being.

Reminds me of Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces...

 

[Justanatheist]

I never complain about my favourite eatery, she might make me cook my own tea, not to mention she has a wicked right hook!

 

[Rival]

I chatted up

Oh, I didn't think you were still in the game

 

[Revoltingest]

Oh, I didn't think you were still in the game

I chat up everyone.

 

[JustGeorge]

Reminds me of Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces...

My husband once went through a drive through and ordered a sandwich with no patty, no lettuce, no tomatoes, no pickles, no onions, hold all condiments and no bun.

And then I kicked him and gave the poor cashier the correct order...

You'd never guess he's a fellow food service worker...

 

[Rival]

I chat up everyone.

Holy smokes you must be busy

 

[Revoltingest]

Holy smokes you must be busy

I generally avoid people.
But when I do....inappropriate & expansive
conversations will offend all within earshot.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

How people treat their servers (and anyone else in the service industry) is a major factor in how I judge them. I think it says a lot about who a person really is if they can't empathize with things like this. Or blame a server for a problem in the kitchen, etc.

This.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

The one service industry that I appreciated how they operated in terms of tips is when I danced when I started college. You could tell people to **** off if they weren't tipping, and sometimes I feel like that's how other tipped services should be.

Be easier just to pay people an actual living wage.

 

[Meow Mix]

Be easier just to pay people an actual living wage.

Yes! But until then, the reality is tipping. But I definitely agree.