Be kind to your service staff this season. -

[Ravenor]

Sorry as I type this I am enjoying some pizza,

I just had a Pizza delivered by the most run off his feet delivey boy I have ever met. He arrives at my door says sorry for being late (he wasn't) just as he gave me the pizza it dawned on him he forgot my coke, asked if it was ok if he ran round an got it for his car I said sure I'll join you (not being a dick I just didn't want the poor lad under any more stress) so I ran to his car with hi got my coke an just out of habit said "cheers dude merry Christmas keep the change" his reply was "I've been on since three your the first person to say that. Thanks!"

This guy was obviously run off his feet, he had the back of a Ford Fiesta van full of pizzas to deliver, he's half way into his shift already feeling like an looking like shit an I was the person to say "Merry Christmas " just as he sat down I cam round his side of the car an said "hey dude" he looked at me in fear like he has fucked up again an I shoved the 60 in notes in my pocket in his hand waved an walked away before he could say anything.

Now I am not saying this for any smug value, an I have never worked a service industry job, but this guy showing up short of breath, worried that he fucked up an no one even said merry Christmas to him . I just felt I had to do something to at least give himm a bright spot in his day.

If you can tip tip well, if you can't tip at least be pleasant an wish them a merry Christmas, service jobs work right upto the wall on Christmas Eve an start again sooner, make there jobs a little more pleasant in any way you can.

 

[Pikonic]

I was at Wal Mart today and the woman in front of me was a massive cunt to this poor cashier.
It's always my pet peeve when people treat retail people like shit, because all they can do is smile and try to calm you down. It's why I can never do their job. You have no right to be mean to a person because, "that's the job they signed up for." Also, just because they're a Wal mart cashier doesn't make them some imbecile that you can treat like a dog.

If your reading this bitch, I hope your bag of powdered sugar got punctured in your car.

 

[Ravenor]

I was at Wal Mart today and the woman in front of me was a massive cunt to this poor cashier.
It's always my pet peeve when people treat retail people like shit, because all they can do is smile and try to calm you down. It's why I can never do their job. You have no right to be mean to a person because, "that's the job they signed up for." Also, just because they're a Wal mart cashier doesn't make them some imbecile that you can treat like a dog.

If your reading this bitch, I hope your bag of powdered sugar got punctured in your car.

That sort of shit grinds my gears, the front line staff have fuck all power they are there to Bill you an smile. If you have a genuine complaint about the product or service take it up with customer services or the store manager, even then. Don't get snotty with them they can only do so much.

As some on the forums know I am a small business owner, one thing I have always prided myself over is customer dissatisfaction as in I have non, sure the odd complaint but no festering issues now in a business to business level I am unique my number is accessible to any one. If my engineer was rude, unhelpful, negligent etc you could flag it to me, however the same goes for my engineers if your rude an abuseive to them they had my full permission to walk off the job an call me and I would call there boss.

You treat people how you would want to be treated, you never be a dick to anyone especially the lowest run in the chain.

 

[MayMay]

I always like to be kind to staff. I mean given the shit they put up with.

Hell, sometimes even if I've been in a queue for ages and clearly annoyed I don't take it out on the staff (or anyone really) and do make a habit of letting them know it's not their fault, they just have a lot of people to go through.

I hate it when people I'm with (especially family) start badmouthing them behind their backs it's like, asshole, they're doing what they can. Hell, my dad once complained enough to get a meal for free because they were so slow (because they were dreadfully understaffed so again, not exactly their fault) and I'm pretty sure I was cringing internally the whole time. If I had the money I woulda footed the bill instead.

 

[Queen of Tarts]

If the staff will service me, I'll be kind to him.

Actually, no, that came out creepier than it should.

 

[Avocado]

I agree with the idea that the way you treat waiters and retail employees says a lot about what kind of person you are.

It kills me to see service workers look at me with fear in their eyes when there's a problem, like they're just waiting for me to tear them a new ass. I've never worked retail or food service myself but I know people who have had drinks thrown on them and all other kinds of fucked up shit from customers. It's a job I'd probably never be able to do because I wouldn't be able to just take that kind of abuse.

I work in an office setting right now and my coworker couldn't understand why I would say 'Thank you" to the custodian. That guy spends 40 hours a week scrubbing toilets and cleaning trash and how many people do you think thank him for it?

I dunno, this bugs me about people.

 

[Roger Rabbit]

I always try to be nice to the people who serve me. I also try not to be a dick to them when they don't know what they're doing.

 

[cheersensei]

Working in an assisted living community as a server and kitchen staff has made me respect service workers. They often are working themselves to the ground sometimes and still have to plaster a fake smile and keep going. It's not easy work, especially during the holiday season. You've got a plethora of strangers watching and often judging you, debating if they've got that kind word or shitty sarcastic comment about the job you're doing.

Even over the phone, I try to treat the other person as an equal, as now I am a customer service rep for a reputable bank. I know it's easy to make assumptions when speaking to someone over the phone, but they too have to hear your remarks, and be damned if they're not worse over the phones where they can't see your face.

You take the time to thank someone and acknowledge the hard work they do, and it makes their day better. They're human beings, just like us.

 

[exball]

If the staff will service me, I'll be kind to him.

 

[telegramsamo]

I got my hair cut at the mall yesterday and witnessed quite the scene. I kept hearing a woman in one of the other chairs bitching into her phone about how they had messed up her hair-coloring. She said it was "full of orange and green" and "looked a lot better before she came in." All of the women there were upset and a manger was called in. She told the woman that since she would not be paying she would be added to a list and never allowed to have her hair done there again.

I caught a glimpse of her hair when she left and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. There was no orange, green, or any other color from the rainbow. Apparently it was the woman's first time there and she came in with a head full of gray. She never had any intention of paying. She made her beautician cry and was able to walk out on a $90 bill.