Being polite costs nothing. It really shouldn’t be out of the ordinary.
It costs patience, but patience goes both ways.
I always have this dilemma, should I ask a cashier “how’s your day going?” To be friendly or just have basic interaction because I’m the 4307th customer to ask her this.
Wish her a good day. It’s nice, it’s easily reciprocated and it does not force any further conversation.
That’s what I do. I wish them well, but I don’t ask them questions.
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I always stack my used dishes and silverware etc. when I eat out so the server can clear them away easily. People always think this is because I used to be a waiter but I never was - I just can’t stand that awkward stretch of time where I have to stare awkwardly off in the distance with a forced half-smile on my face while the server gathers everything together. I’ve overheard servers saying “yeah, he’s a stacker” but I’m not sure if that’s good or bad.
I’ve overheard servers saying “yeah, he’s a stacker” but I’m not sure if that’s good or bad.
The times I’ve had my server friends mention this I won’t lie it’s usually a bad thing lol. Most servers are particular in how the dishes are stacked and your average diner isn’t going to do it right.
This is such a toughie for me. In fancy joints, they might take it as a point of frustration on your part: “ugh, this service is slow to clear the table; get this mess away from me *stacks plates*”. Or, even worse, that you’re doing their job for them.
But in a place like Waffle House, I’ll do it.
Literally me. Every time. Especially in restaurants
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First job was at a fast food place. One day, a car at the drive thru was hurling abuse, threats at the cashier. Manager of the restaurant made sure their order was ready as quickly as possible. Then, as a bunch of us watched, she opened each burger and spit on each one, smeared it into the bread so it wouldn’t be noticed, rewrapped, and then handed them to the customer personally.
That’s when I learned to ALWAYS be polite to the people who prepare and serve your food. And to always open up a burger or sandwich b4 I bite into it.
That is beyond fucked, and should have been reported by you and every single witness. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
I don’t go out enough to feel this but as someone who worked as a waiter there were a couple times where I’d have a customer that genuinely made my day better
Even if I wasn’t a communist, the first things I learn at any job are how I can hook up people who are nice to me and how I can fuck with people who aren’t. It’s in my self-interest to be nice to employees that mostly have that same choice. I will literally do hundreds of dollars worth of free work for a customer if they’re nicer to me than my boss is because doing so fucks over my boss.
As a notorious people pleaser, I appreciate you.
I’ve worked enough years in retail that at worst I have sympathy for a worker having a bad day.
Never had an actually hostile experience with a service worker that wasn’t actually just the worker having a bad day.
Punctuation is important.
It often is, but what about this post is ambiguous?
The stores manipulate you so that you want to be efficient. Discounters in Germany for example have extra deep carts so it’s uncomfortable to put stuff in or take stuff out - result: You hurry at the checkout and therefore make the cashiers more effective (reducing costs due to less cashiers needed).
There’s whole departments at the discounter companies finding out how they can make the customers more efficient. It’s not only the obvious stuff like IKEA making you assemble the furniture.
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