How courteous are you with industry workers?

[Travel memoir21]

Worker: (( me at a drive thru)) Welcome to Whataburger, May I take your order?

Me: Hey how’s it going?

Worker: ((( silence))

Me: Okay, I’ll take 3 number 1 please….

There goes my attempt at being courteous lol. How courteous do you try to be with restaurant employees? That seems to be a lost art.

 

[BaronOfHair]

Worker: (( me at a drive thru)) Welcome to Whataburger, May I take your order?

Me: Hey how’s it going?

Worker: ((( silence))

-The worker may not have heard you

-He/she/whatever pronouns they currently fly under may have replied, and you didn't hear he/she/Zyglxyz

-The drive thru may be AI operated, and thus unable to actually converse with patrons

Similar to a gal not providing a fella her "deets", once he's approached, the possible explanations are myriad. The perks of ruminating on such events for more than 3 minutes are more questionable than The White House's assertion that it's tussle with Iran = A matter of national security

 

[Travel memoir21]

-The worker may not have heard you

-He/she/whatever pronouns they currently fly under may have replied, and you didn't hear he/she/Zyglxyz

-The drive thru may be AI operated, and thus unable to actually converse with patrons

Similar to a gal not providing a fella her "deets", once he's approached, the possible explanations are myriad. The perks of ruminating on such events for more than 3 minutes are more questionable than The White House's assertion that it's tussle with Iran = A matter of national security

Went to Starbucks this morning…they seemed nice, those dudes seemed ideal to start a dialogue with. Drive thrus though, it really depends how you come off and the mood of the workers.

 

[taiyuu_otoko]

You're not being courteous.

You're trying to force them into having a conversation with you.

Assuming other people are eager to start a conversation with you is rude and selfish.

Most retail/fast food workers want to handle customers as easily and as friction-free as possible.

 

[plumber]

in a distant past i was a service worker when young. i liked it when people would be friendly, very few did that and i always remembered them. a few middle age and older men would give very small tips when they are served (it was not a business that expected any tip). i always remembered those men and gave them much better service (faster, better, and respectfully). almost 100% of the complaints came from middle aged women who would be rude, cheep, and entitled. young men (ahh.. less than 30-40 years old) at that time would be dismissive and arrogant often trying to scam something. young women would usually be polite and professional.

 

[BillyPilgrim]

Went to Starbucks this morning…they seemed nice, those dudes seemed ideal to start a dialogue with. Drive thrus though, it really depends how you come off and the mood of the workers.

Ideally you want to have a way to take stock of their mood first.

I just had a relative ask me for my Thanksgiving plans while sending me 2 videos they made in the same text. Now I have to watch these videos first instead of simply telling them "yes, I am coming for Thanksgiving".

 

[Hamurabimbi]

Very.