Thanks for the shoutout. Actually, I downloaded all the videos and own them. And Naomi might have been hormonal as all heck, but she's calmed down quite a bit. I've adopted her! Actually, she has chomped 2 of my other cats tails resulting in abcesses and one is scared to come down off the cat tree, but hopefully her spay yesterday will take care of the hormones.
I am dreading work today too. I work in customer service, but my anxiety has been acting up recently. I'm not sure if I'm ready to deal with rude customers today.
I don't go to any store looking for a fight but I sure have encountered a few customer service people that left me fuming. I'm inclined to let it bounce off me who wants a confrontation in a check out lane or at the customer service desk.
Have you ever seen the movie Waiting? If you haven't, it's about a restaurant staff working at a chain restaurant that would be similar to say a Chili's, Applebees or TGI Fridays. It's from their point of view. If you have not seen it, I recommend it highly. It has the delicious Ryan Reynolds, Justin Long, Anna Faris and Dane Cook. It is VERY funny but once you see it, you will never, ever, ever send food back in a restaurant.
Wow! A Table kicker!!I can't say I have ever been that rude. I was always told you never send back food because they will spit in it. I think that is garbage. I said there are 20 people back there-I highly doubt they would get away with that. I have to say I have a few customer service women who have an attitude and sometimes I wish I had the nerve to say whats the hair across your butt sweetheart? But I just let it go because what if I need to ask something later. I have an issue with thinking that people will remember and tell other people who will treat me bad. But that was when I was younger and paranoid. I got to the point I just don't care what people say about me anymore. Its them being jealous if they talk about other people.
I have been in public and some old guy was harassing the guy who was installing something on my truck. I stood up to him and told him to shut his mouth and mind his manners. He swore at me and said mind my own business. I said no. When you are disrespectful to someone else I won't tolerate it. I said just sit tight and they will get to you. He was ticked because he made an appointment. The kid was still working on two other cars. One was a wiring issue that they didn't anticipate. So I told the old guy that another car before had issues they didn't expect and asked him why is the world revolve around him and can't he just realize that they are actually working on someone car. Not standing around on their phones or with their finger up their butts. The nerve of this old guy. I shocked myself. I don't normally do this but lately I run out of patience for rude people. And age doesn't matter-plenty of rudeness to go around. Frankly it irritates the crap out of me. Like we all don't have better things to do. What happened to just letting things roll?
every now and then a family member will rant about something concerning other kids in the family and I just gently reminded him at that age did you want to spend time with your grandparents or were you more interested in playing? That shut him up fast. I said just put yourself in their shoes. They are having a good time playing and getting along. no crying or arguing=I said don't rock the boat! 4 kids are getting along-plus the extras who were over for the Bparty.
I'm glad he did give her a thump in the shins. . Her behavior was embarrassing to say the least. When the waiter asked if we were ready for the check I told him we'd be paying for us and her husband but she could pick up her own tab. She dragged us into the burger side of the restaurant when the three of us wanted to go to the side where you could order a real meal and then flipped around and wanted food carted over for her. She has steak and lobster and we had burgers.
Have you ever seen the movie Waiting? If you haven't, it's about a restaurant staff working at a chain restaurant that would be similar to say a Chili's, Applebees or TGI Fridays. It's from their point of view. If you have not seen it, I recommend it highly. It has the delicious Ryan Reynolds, Justin Long, Anna Faris and Dane Cook. It is VERY funny but once you see it, you will never, ever, ever send food back in a restaurant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting..._(film)
There could be 120 people back there but if they are all in on it, who will tell? Restaurant employees more often than not get each other's backs. Always be nice to those who handle your food folks. I mean, you should anyway but yeah. That movie is a must see. It's worth seeing just for RR. He's a very naughty boy in the movie
I'm glad he did too. I have worked for tips before waiting tables, bartending and cocktail waitressing. they are for the most part thankless jobs. I think everyone should have to wait tables in some way at least once in their life because it will teach you how HARD it is. Not only dealing with difficult customers but cooks and management too. Not only have I NEVER stiffed a waitperson or a bartender and never will regardless of service, more often than not, I over tip. I know what it's like. They say that people who have worked for tips always tip the most. I rarely tip less than 40% unless it's really bad and then it's still at least 20% because you don't know what else this person is dealing with. I have gone to diners or similar places and if I see that the server was frazzled and had too many tables, I have gotten up and refilled coffee cups. Yes- really. People who were irritated calmed down. the server always thanked me. I worked at a restaurant once many years ago for a friend of mine. He was the breakfast cook as well. The place was just getting started so it wasn't too busy. He'd go back in his office and wait for me to put orders up. Sometimes he'd forget to come back out. I ended up taking the order, getting mad for having to wait, cooking it myself and then serving it.
The old rule, if you can't afford to tip don't eat out.
I'm glad he did too. I have worked for tips before waiting tables, bartending and cocktail waitressing. they are for the most part thankless jobs. I think everyone should have to wait tables in some way at least once in their life because it will teach you how HARD it is. Not only dealing with difficult customers but cooks and management too. Not only have I NEVER stiffed a waitperson or a bartender and never will regardless of service, more often than not, I over tip. I know what it's like. They say that people who have worked for tips always tip the most. I rarely tip less than 40% unless it's really bad and then it's still at least 20% because you don't know what else this person is dealing with. I have gone to diners or similar places and if I see that the server was frazzled and had too many tables, I have gotten up and refilled coffee cups. Yes- really. People who were irritated calmed down. the server always thanked me. I worked at a restaurant once many years ago for a friend of mine. He was the breakfast cook as well. The place was just getting started so it wasn't too busy. He'd go back in his office and wait for me to put orders up. Sometimes he'd forget to come back out. I ended up taking the order, getting mad for having to wait, cooking it myself and then serving it.
Yeah, I waited tables for a couple months last year. I was surprised by who did and didn't tip. Often people who were like, "Wow you're such a great server!" and seemed well off would leave, like, a dollar tip on a hundred dollar bill. (Don't even get me started on the people who stiffed me.) Then there were the people on fixed incomes who carefully checked the price of every item and had a stack of coupons but left a HUGE tip. I always try to tip well just because I know how much it meant to me when someone left me a great tip. Not only was it nice, it made up for all the crappy tables tipping me less than ten percent (I was shocked to find out how common this was, and it wasn't even like I was a terrible server! Customers were constantly calling over my boss to say how great I was at my job, they just didn't want to pay me for it...)
I also hate it when people take a kitchen error out on the server. They assume that you put the order in wrong or grabbed the wrong thing or whatever. Mistakes happen- especially in a really busy kitchen.
Well that;s handy, I'd be waiting with a bag, too! I hate going into PetSmart, but only because it takes all of my willpower not to leave with 15 or so ratties,
My DD had to take a test last month that is supposed to help her get into grad school and get funding. It was in Fort Lauderdale and it was 4 hours long so I had time to kill. I ended up at the outlet mall. Out of all the stores I could have parked near, I ended up right in front of Petsmart. I wandered around but ended up going in and getting some treats and toys for the cats because mommy was "away on a trip". I think all petsmarts carry pretty much the same stuff.
I'm pretty sure mine go though the bags looking for their treats. What you went away and I got nothing ????
My DD had to take a test last month that is supposed to help her get into grad school and get funding. It was in Fort Lauderdale and it was 4 hours long so I had time to kill. I ended up at the outlet mall. Out of all the stores I could have parked near, I ended up right in front of Petsmart. I wandered around but ended up going in and getting some treats and toys for the cats because mommy was "away on a trip". I think all petsmarts carry pretty much the same stuff.Mommy's "trip away" was just for the day. We got home around 5 PM- just in time for their supper.
