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Post by BigPapaJoe on Jul 11, 2016 11:20:43 GMT -5
So I'm in Jackson, Wyoming now. Trip is almost coming to an end. At another restaurant now. I'm starting to think that it is really easy to tell who has worked in a service industry job before or not. My brother in law, his wife, and my wife always seem to have something to complain about regarding the service or food. Everyone is too slow to deliver their food to them (which is hilarious considering they take forever to order something or do anything really) or they're being made to wait extra long on purpose. Tolerating this is all just another mental chore for me. And I don't think this is just a culture divide thing either. I've noticed this with other people I've been around too. Once you have that first service job, your view radically changes. My kinfolk need to chill the phuck out doe. Ha, as I'm finished this my wife blurts out "so slow!" Right as she says it of course the egg roll appetizers arrive... I know what you mean about working in a service job. The same thing holds true working retail. I don't know how many times I've thought/said that everyone should have to work at least one job in retail just so they can appreciate what the people doing those jobs have to go through. I've worked selling computers several different times, and it's made me really appreciate what good service is like. Of course it also makes me aware of what bad service is like too, and I'm not above standing up to whoever I'm dealing with to get what's right. But as I've told my daughter, you always need to start off dealing with people nicely, because many of them will respond in kind. If they don't, you can ramp up your behavior accordingly as needed. But you can't start off acting like a jerk, because there's no where to go from there. Word. For me I feel like I have a reasonable gauge in terms of how long a certain service is supposed to take. I start going throw all the factors in my head as to what might be causing a certain delay or whatever. And usually (especially in a food place) if it takes a while the person knows it took a while and apologizes. Because I've been there and I've had to do the same thing. Working in retail, having to go get something from inventory and knowing there is a ticking clock in your head as to how long you should take trying to find something. There comes a point where if it's not there you have to go back to the customer and try to figure out an alternative for them to acquire the item they want. Maybe that is why I feel like I have a decent amount of patience. Certainly more than my extended family seems to have at restaurants. Heh, I just remembered a few days ago in Salt Lake City when were at a restaurant. So...it's become customary with my group to browse through Yelp while at the restaurant before we order and look through photos to help the three seasoned members better understand what is on the menu. This is in part why it takes so long to order and the server has to ask if we're ready 2+ times. I do this sometimes too just to get an idea of what certain dishes look like at certain establishments. In this particular case my brother in law asked the server about a photo on Yelp from the restaurant for a certain dish. The server kindly replies that she doesn't recognize the dish and it isn't the menu tonight. My brother in law says something along the lines of "But people come here and take photos of the food how do you not know...?" I almost had to interject and I was even surprised myself, but the server quickly, kindly, but assertively told him that the photo could have been taken three years ago or whatever. Which is exactly what I was going to say. It then dawned on him and he understood. I was surprised that this even needed explaining though. Menus change, and a photo on Yelp isn't always going to indicative of what is currently on the establishment's menu. And the server is going to have a better idea of what is being served than what Yelp is. I kind of just silently shook my head and buried myself back in the menu. Weird course of events to say the least. This isn't a huge deal overall, but it's these little things that keep piling up that I constantly observe which leads to a lot of SMH.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2016 13:45:33 GMT -5
I have a sister in law that always sends her drink back. I've seen her do it 3 times in 3 different restaurants. When it comes to food and drink, I always take it as it comes ( unless it's uncooked). It became annoying pretty quickly. I have a sister in law that always sends back her drinks (that has ice in them) and the reason for that is that she has a low tolerance for cold.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 11, 2016 17:49:58 GMT -5
I'm not trying to start trouble but, Are there any female members in CCF ?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2016 18:14:40 GMT -5
I'm not trying to start trouble but, Are there any female members in CCF ? Only one that I know of Yip Yip (formerly Sabra Quinn) that occasionally post now and then.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 11, 2016 19:00:20 GMT -5
I'm not trying to start trouble but, Are there any female members in CCF ? Two regulars I can think of offhand, but I don't want to single out any members here based upon their gender. I would like to see more diverity around here.
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Jul 11, 2016 22:42:44 GMT -5
I'm not trying to start trouble but, Are there any female members in CCF ? Curious, why would asking if there are female members here be trouble starting?
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jul 12, 2016 8:08:37 GMT -5
I'm not trying to start trouble but, Are there any female members in CCF ? Curious, why would asking if there are female members here be trouble starting? There was a situation some time ago between a poster and some of our female members that was subsequently resolved. Going forward, we're continuing to encourage diversity of all sorts in our community.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 12, 2016 8:19:27 GMT -5
I'm trying to like The Batman, as I watch it. But, last night when I got to Robin's origin episode, after watching it, I had to pop in TAS' 2 part Robin's Reckoning. There was so much more in two episodes than the one The Batman episode, that it didn't feel complete. Though they didn't pretty much follow the story as far as TAS. I've never read Dick's origin in the comics. There are some nice changes that I like, Croc is one, I like over TAS. They do have some great voice acting just like TAS did too. But I guess I'm just to clouded to see any flaws in TAS because I was watching it at an impressionable age. Also they've had two themes and they are both terrible. I actually skip them.
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Post by Gang of 7 (Dan's Cats) on Jul 12, 2016 9:32:27 GMT -5
I'm not trying to start trouble but, Are there any female members in CCF ? Two regulars I can think of offhand, but I don't want to single out any members here based upon their gender. I would like to see more diverity around here. Three of us are female -- Sophie, Sweet Jane & Allie. Not that it's any of your business. Stupid human. We're hungry. What's your problem?
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Post by shaxper on Jul 12, 2016 9:41:35 GMT -5
Three of us are female -- Sophie, Sweet Jane & Allie. Not that it's any of your business. Stupid human. We're hungry. What's your problem? This stupid human had missed you guys (and gals)
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on Jul 12, 2016 10:59:00 GMT -5
I heard a man died from a cat bite recently. Youch!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 12, 2016 11:04:46 GMT -5
I heard a man died from a cat bite recently. Youch! What a pussy!!!!
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jul 12, 2016 11:45:56 GMT -5
I heard a man died from a cat bite recently. Youch! What a pussy!!!! Was this cat a lion or tiger by any chance?
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Post by Mormel on Jul 12, 2016 15:01:56 GMT -5
Was this cat a lion or tiger by any chance? You know, someone once said that tigers play too rough. And that lions ain't the kind you love enough.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jul 12, 2016 15:51:15 GMT -5
Was this cat a lion or tiger by any chance? You know, someone once said that tigers play too rough. And that lions ain't the kind you love enough. <Elvis> Thank you. Thank you very much. </Elvis>
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