Socialist Democratic Candidate calls for $30/hr minimum wage

[Thunder Good-Oil]

That works the other way as well. I could give you countless stories of adults cussing out 16-year-old girls working the drive- thru at our restaurants. There's a lack of respect on both sides. It's honestly a microcosm of society in general.

Not really apples to oranges though. Customers are paying for a product. There are also a lot more customers than employees so invariably there are going to be some ****ty people that come through.

Employees should never treat customers poorly because they’ve had a bad experience with a different one. I see it constantly in customer service - I get the attitude often that they really don’t want me there. And having worked those jobs I’m always very nice to the workers. At least compared to how I am with the snarky VN troll element.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

If I was King of the World and could enact whatever I wanted. I would require everyone to work a customer service/front facing low level job for at least 2 years.

further along the king of the world fixes, I would require any new upper management level employee to go do the job of one of their underlings for a while, maybe like 3 months.

but now, unless I am a regular I don't expect any real customer service when going out. if something is missing or wrong, its not worth reporting it, everyone else will be done eating before yours is corrected, if it is.

When I worked in restaurants with manager trainee programs, they’d all have to spend at least a week doing every job. They didn’t look too happy shoving trays of dirty dishes into the Hobart.

 

[Boston Vol]

If I was King of the World and could enact whatever I wanted. I would require everyone to work a customer service/front facing low level job for at least 2 years.

teach people some humility and what its like. I did my time, not 2 years, but enough to know when to give a break, and when they are being crap. granted its not perfect, but it is some perspective.

further along the king of the world fixes, I would require any new upper management level employee to go do the job of one of their underlings for a while, maybe like 3 months.

but now, unless I am a regular I don't expect any real customer service when going out. if something is missing or wrong, its not worth reporting it, everyone else will be done eating before yours is corrected, if it is.

I couldn't agree more. One of the best decisions we made was to require everyone in our organization who is outside of operations to work a week in our restaurants when they are first hired. That way, they know what people at the store level go through on a daily basis.

 

[Vol737]

Restaurant workers are so entitled and angry these days, I’ve not been going anywhere close as often as I did pre-COVID. Are they spitting in the food? Not washing their hands? And why should I tip when I get carry out? I used to go to restaurants 7-10 times a week. Now I go about once a week or less.

I worked in 4 different ones.

I picked up an overpriced yogurt at an airport kiosk manned by a single cashier. When handing her the money, she literally asked “would you like to add a tip?”. In my mind I was saying “for what?! Taking my money? You didn’t serve me at all!”

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I picked up an overpriced yogurt at an airport kiosk manned by a single cashier. When handing her the money, she literally asked “would you like to add a tip?”. In my mind I was saying “for what?! Taking my money? You didn’t serve me at all!”

One more reason why I love Japan.