Feb 20 2008
This service sucks
The sad state of affairs in the world today (especially in the US) is that consumers have been taught to expect really shitty service practically everywhere they go. A couple of years ago I got tired of constantly bitching and moaning about shitty service (and getting all pissed off about it) and began to expect shitty service in nearly every scenario. What I can’t figure out, and I’m being serious here, is if the service in this country is deteriorating or if it has always been this bad and I’m just becoming high maintenance in my old age and noticing it more. I can remember a bunch of “joe” jobs I had when I was a kid where I would get chewed out for the slightest offense. As an example, I remember getting lectured by this old manager for whistling while I was literally flipping burgers at a McDonald’s when I was 16, I thought the dude was a prick, but I stopped whistling. Now I go to a McDonald’s and the person taking my order is typically on their cell phones and roll their eyes for bothering them while they’re talking to their retarded friends and giving me change with ketchup on it…. and my arm sticks to the counter if I lean on it.
It’s to the point now that I’m genuinely and pleasantly surprised when somebody offers good service in situations where I don’t expect it. And if I get really good service at a restaurant, or if my kids light off a food missile, I will tip like a rock-star. Not that I know how rock-stars tip, it might be downright vile, but I pretend to be one anyway and power-slide to the cash register with cash stuffed in my crotch.
By the way, as a safety tip, never bitch about the service in a restaurant until after you get your food (or if you expect to return), it will have extra stuff in it when you get it back… seriously, it’s not just a joke from the movies.
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I agree 100%!!! We were at Applebee’s the other day and they brought our appetizers out at the same time they brought the food. Fine, whatever. But they never brought us our drinks, silverware or plates. NO TIP!!!
Customer service is NOT what it used to be. No one cares anymore because they know if you leave, there’s someone right behind you to take your place. It sucks, but that’s what it is.
I think it has to do with the growing sense of entitlement and the fact the dollar doesn’t go nearly as far as it used to.
Servers who don’t get paid much more than minimum wage, especially young ones who participate in this bullshit entitlement, feel that if they’re not getting six figures than they shouldn’t have to put effort into it.
And boss’s fear lawsuits. Frivolous lawsuits from entitled little pricks are more common and they are being won all too often.
I hate the first world. Fucking entitled pricks.
I hate going out to dinner! I’d much rather eat Cheerios at home than deal with the service at those places.
I like the idea of using ketsup to write with though. LOL Awesome idea! I’ll have to try it sometime.
Some of my fishing buddies that wait tables have told me some great stories about the add-ons. Most of them simply spit on the food, but some do more.