I love when people try and tell you how to do your job. Especially
when it comes to something as simple as seating.
It wasn’t a really busy time of the day
on Thursday, but it was busy enough that we had a wait for a booth.
I love it when there is a wait. People sit there and stare at me. If
enough time passes, they sit there and glare at me. My favorite.
I had three names on my list, not bad.
Joe party of 2
Pam party of 4
Rich Party of 3
All of which obviously wanted booths. The place I work at is small.
People who are waiting can see if tables are open.
A booth opened, so logically I seat Joe, the first name on my list. I
come back and find myself being given the stink eye by Pam. I’m
thinking come on lady, what did I do?
So next thing you know she walks over to me.
“How can I help you?”, I say in my sugar coated voice.
“You sat those people before us” she said.
So right away I break out my list…I show her how I wrote down the
times both of them had come in and Joe was definitely before her.
“Fine”, she says, “But you still put them at a booth when I
specifically heard them say they would take whatever is available.”
Okay, doesn’t she see we have all tables open? Just no booths.
Idiot.
I tell her, “Ma’am if they told me they would take whatever was
available I would have sat them right when they walked in the door,
and we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
She looks at me, looks out into the restuarant, and then develops an
embarrassed expression. She knew she was wrong.
She and her family finally got sat at their much anticipated booth. I
had the pleasure of running out there soup and salad later on, she
avoided eye contact of course.
- Princess Consuela Banana Hammock
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