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In reply to the discussion: If you harrass/berate/shit on someone in the service industry because you feel like doing it... [View all]Walk away
(9,494 posts)30. My business is basically a service business but I am much sought after...
with a long waiting list. If I don't like the way I'm treated I just fire my clients on the spot. Sometimes there is a bit of a backlash but it's worth it. I don't take shit from anyone and my entire client list are the sweetest people in the world. Most are Democrats and the ones that aren't are way too scared to utter right wing bullshit in my presence.
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WilliamPitt
Aug 2012
OP
My daughter works in retail and the abuse she and her co-workers take from customers is repulsive...
Scuba
Aug 2012
#1
More than half the people I ever worked with in service jobs were going to college.
DCKit
Aug 2012
#3
What amazes me is how many people don't seem aware that others will judge you by how you
gkhouston
Aug 2012
#64
While generally a fine theory to keep in mind, gracing food with DNA is not as common as the public
Kurovski
Aug 2012
#10
yeah. never saw anything gross in years of working in kitchens. mostly just...
Tunkamerica
Aug 2012
#88
That is a good point, i suppose it's in keeping with the current mentality that there are always
Kurovski
Aug 2012
#137
I once read a hilarious web page with stories by waiters fucking with asshole customers...
Odin2005
Aug 2012
#76
Same here, and interestingly enough my kindness is usually returned. I also stick up for them when
smirkymonkey
Aug 2012
#127
I particularly enjoy giving shots to assholes. I would find an 18 gauge for that one. nt
eilen
Aug 2012
#102
Whenever I was dating, I'd see how my date treated busboys, waiters, cashiers, etc.
FSogol
Aug 2012
#13
I did that, too! I thought it was a great test of character to see how they treated service
IndyJones
Aug 2012
#139
The reason people do it is because they know the employee can't talk back to them
Major Nikon
Aug 2012
#18
Sure the employee can talk back... problem is, most of the employees don't realize it.
LooseWilly
Aug 2012
#87
I think most retail employees realize they won't get away with it without being fired
Major Nikon
Aug 2012
#94
Never. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I can't even remember the last time I had bad service from anybody
Booster
Aug 2012
#21
Agreed. People that seek to aggrandize themselves on the servants this way suck.
freshwest
Aug 2012
#25
The Source for All of Our Economic, Political, Financial, and Social Problems Is....
Yavin4
Aug 2012
#32
huh? you have to consume to live. people have always consumed & traded, i don't think that
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#46
oh, i see what you mean. not sure "consumption society" is the right term, though.
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#51
i understand. just saying, 'consumption society' doesn't really express that, imo.
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#86
I was cleaning my anger while waiting in line at Starbucks- and it just went off! nt
Poll_Blind
Aug 2012
#37
The real trick is being the customer behind them when it happens and SAYING SOMETHING.
cecilfirefox
Aug 2012
#49
Reminds me of a story a friend told me years ago. He was on an out of town job as a painter with a
Citizen Worker
Aug 2012
#53
D.Z. Akin's has a note on the menu, "Too much aggravation to server, $1 surcharge."
begin_within
Aug 2012
#72
I have noticed that more money a person has, the more likely they are to shit on waiters.
Odin2005
Aug 2012
#75
I only berate when needed. . .like when my service is shitty, my server has an attitude problem and
Suji to Seoul
Aug 2012
#79
I think everyone should be required to work in the service industry at least once..
siouxsiecreamcheese
Aug 2012
#84
It gives me a tremendous sense of pride in and gratitude for my fellow DUers
WilliamPitt
Aug 2012
#138