Let me set the scene:
It's 11:00 am, Hard Rock has just opened, the lights are dim and "What a Wonderful World" is playing over the restaurant wide system. My first table sits down to order. I'm pretty excited because it's a party of 8 (auto-grat baby).
Redheaded lady with chop chop bangs and a big fat ass says, "Can you turn the music down. I can't even hear myself think. This is ridiculous."
I stare back at her for a second in disbelief and reply with the first thing that pops in my head, "This isn't the Easy Listening Cafe, I'm sorry, we can't turn the music down."
She rolls her eyes and makes a little "phsss" noise. She contined to give me the stink eye for the entire hour and a half she was eating. I just killed her with kindness and I bet that just pissed her off even more.
This must have been a trend today because when I talked to my co-workers they were having similar problems with all of their tables. However, there was one situation that really put me over the edge today. A nasty bitch with blatent disreguard for humanity. She was just so rude to my friend Angela and completely disrespectful. Poor Angela was trying hard to keep her cool and this lady was pushing every button. The last straw was when the nasty bitch moved her empty beer bottle from the table to the floor right in front of Angela and told her she needed to get rid of it. Angela just ignored her and kept working. Bitchwoman kept stopping Angela to tell her that the bottle was still on the floor. I don't know how Angie could keep from punching her in the face. When everyone had left, this lady stayed behind to pay the bill and told Angela that she didn't do her job because she didn't pick up the bottle off the floor. Poor Angie was in tears as the lady tried to find a manager. I'm so glad that our managers stood behind her and sent the lady away. I still wish that I would have said something about the whole situation. What was she trying to prove, that we are lower life forms and should crawl on the ground and kiss her feet. This just solidifies for me the fact that I MUST make a change in my employment. That kind of attitude happens all to often and I'm so sick of it. Most of us are college graduates or in school right now. We are intelligent, professional and for the majority this is a second job while we pursue other careers.
Okay, it's out. Now I don't have this awful pit in my stomach.
I'm taking it easy again tonight. I'm actually loving the alone time. i admit I am a bit bored and lonely, but it's nice to just be able to think with no interruptions.
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