We humans tend to gripe most about what we know. (And a lot about things which we know nothing of and have no business spouting off about, but that's a whole other blog for someone else to undertake because I do not have that much time in my day.) Our circle of life revolves around the imperfect world in which we live and operate.... and work. And thus is what we gripe about most. To many our issues may seem petty. Call it misery loves company or a simple case of a soul cleansing rant, but only those who have any insight into our food service world can REALLY understand our daily challenges. Our loved ones take the brunt of it at the end of a hard working day serving often unappreciative customers. And to add insult to injury, not only do we wear our annoyances home, but then we assume that our significant others really want to hear us go on and on about crazy bosses, rude co-workers and irrational company policies. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. No matter how hard they try, it's impossible for an outsider to grasp the huge significance of Food Service manners and the intricate dance between all relative issues and conditions of the industry as a whole. They try. And we love them for it.
But the most exciting thing is having a conversation with a fellow FS worker who shares your incredulity over customers' persistent obsession with pointing to what they want in a food case 4 layers deep with 6ft. rows of different food displays. And no matter how many times you ask what they want they refuse to read the signs posted in front of each food display and insist on pointing and saying 'THAT. Right THERE!' As though you are the big idiot who can't read.
Minds that is.
What ever you choose to name it, it is what it is- and what it is is extremely frustrating at times to be across the counter from a hungry human. Don't we all just want a little understanding? A little appreciation?
At least we have each other.
But the most exciting thing is having a conversation with a fellow FS worker who shares your incredulity over customers' persistent obsession with pointing to what they want in a food case 4 layers deep with 6ft. rows of different food displays. And no matter how many times you ask what they want they refuse to read the signs posted in front of each food display and insist on pointing and saying 'THAT. Right THERE!' As though you are the big idiot who can't read.
Minds that is.
What ever you choose to name it, it is what it is- and what it is is extremely frustrating at times to be across the counter from a hungry human. Don't we all just want a little understanding? A little appreciation?
At least we have each other.