About the Restaurant Rules thread...

Nexis said:

This isn't really for the servers or the customers, but for the managers:

hell yeah!

Did you know a waiter carries the second largest stress load of all
vocations
the only thing more stressful is an air traffic controller

tell mgr talk to you after the shift...
thing is...it derails you...you have 10 thoughts going on at once...
for him to interject negativity..or demand your whole attention...is
not good for business.

and, makes you wanna slap them in the mouth

Nexis said:

This isn't really for the servers or the customers, but for the managers:

Don't yell at your staff in front of the customers!
I don't care what they did to upset me, I do not want you yelling at them,
especially in front of me. Fix the problem for the customer, handle any
disciplinary measures in private (and even then you shouldn't be yelling!),
and do your job by making the problem better--not worse.

This happened today at lunch. The manager stood amongst several tables and
spent at least 3 minutes berating a server. I was disgusted, and I said
so...on my way out the door.

kimberly

ha! yes!
I was at a Bob Evans in the middle of god knows where late at night and the
manager was being a little napoleonic [censored] and yelling at the waitstaff for
putting too many croutons on the salads. They were supposed to count them and
use no more than 7 or something absurd like that.

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The Bubbo said:

Nexis said:

This isn't really for the servers or the customers, but for the managers:

Don't yell at your staff in front of the customers!
I don't care what they did to upset me, I do not want you yelling at them,
especially in front of me. Fix the problem for the customer, handle any
disciplinary measures in private (and even then you shouldn't be yelling!),
and do your job by making the problem better--not worse.

This happened today at lunch. The manager stood amongst several tables and
spent at least 3 minutes berating a server. I was disgusted, and I said
so...on my way out the door.

kimberly

ha! yes!
I was at a Bob Evans in the middle of god knows where late at night and the
manager was being a little napoleonic [censored] and yelling at the waitstaff for
putting too many croutons on the salads. They were supposed to count them and
use no more than 7 or something absurd like that.

I've seen this happen too many times. Not just in restaurants, either.
People do not know how to be good supervisors anymore!

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On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:44:43 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, The Bubbo
<[email hidden]> hit the crackpipe and declared:

Quoted message said:

Nexis said:

This isn't really for the servers or the customers, but for the managers:

Don't yell at your staff in front of the customers!
I don't care what they did to upset me, I do not want you yelling at them,
especially in front of me. Fix the problem for the customer, handle any
disciplinary measures in private (and even then you shouldn't be yelling!),
and do your job by making the problem better--not worse.

This happened today at lunch. The manager stood amongst several tables and
spent at least 3 minutes berating a server. I was disgusted, and I said
so...on my way out the door.

kimberly

ha! yes!
I was at a Bob Evans in the middle of god knows where late at night and the
manager was being a little napoleonic [censored] and yelling at the waitstaff for
putting too many croutons on the salads. They were supposed to count them and
use no more than 7 or something absurd like that.

LOL! "little napoleonic [censored]" You've just given me a splendid new
nickname for my boss.

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:49:55 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, sarah bennett
<[email hidden]> hit the crackpipe and declared:

Quoted message said:

The Bubbo said:

Nexis said:

This isn't really for the servers or the customers, but for the managers:

Don't yell at your staff in front of the customers!
I don't care what they did to upset me, I do not want you yelling at them,
especially in front of me. Fix the problem for the customer, handle any
disciplinary measures in private (and even then you shouldn't be yelling!),
and do your job by making the problem better--not worse.

This happened today at lunch. The manager stood amongst several tables and
spent at least 3 minutes berating a server. I was disgusted, and I said
so...on my way out the door.

kimberly

ha! yes!
I was at a Bob Evans in the middle of god knows where late at night and the
manager was being a little napoleonic [censored] and yelling at the waitstaff for
putting too many croutons on the salads. They were supposed to count them and
use no more than 7 or something absurd like that.

I've seen this happen too many times. Not just in restaurants, either.
People do not know how to be good supervisors anymore!

That's because of the [censored] attitude that is prevalent these days.

The Bubbo said:

Nexis said:

This isn't really for the servers or the customers, but for the
managers:

Don't yell at your staff in front of the customers!
I don't care what they did to upset me, I do not want you yelling at
them, especially in front of me. Fix the problem for the customer,
handle any disciplinary measures in private (and even then you
shouldn't be yelling!), and do your job by making the problem
better--not worse.

This happened today at lunch. The manager stood amongst several
tables and spent at least 3 minutes berating a server. I was
disgusted, and I said so...on my way out the door.

kimberly

ha! yes!
I was at a Bob Evans in the middle of god knows where late at night
and the manager was being a little napoleonic [censored] and yelling at
the waitstaff for putting too many croutons on the salads. They were
supposed to count them and use no more than 7 or something absurd
like that.

My LLL, John, travels quite a bit and he refuses to eat at Bob Evan's. Says
the food is ridiculous and the service is awful. This is the type of thing
he sites as a reason not to go there.

Jill

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

The Bubbo said:

Nexis said:

This isn't really for the servers or the customers, but for the
managers:

Don't yell at your staff in front of the customers!
I don't care what they did to upset me, I do not want you yelling at
them, especially in front of me. Fix the problem for the customer,
handle any disciplinary measures in private (and even then you
shouldn't be yelling!), and do your job by making the problem
better--not worse.

This happened today at lunch. The manager stood amongst several
tables and spent at least 3 minutes berating a server. I was
disgusted, and I said so...on my way out the door.

kimberly

ha! yes!
I was at a Bob Evans in the middle of god knows where late at night
and the manager was being a little napoleonic [censored] and yelling at
the waitstaff for putting too many croutons on the salads. They were
supposed to count them and use no more than 7 or something absurd
like that.

My LLL, John, travels quite a bit and he refuses to eat at Bob Evan's.
Says the food is ridiculous and the service is awful. This is the
type of thing he sites as a reason not to go there.

Jill

I stopped at a McDonalds a while ago for breakfast. I sat down and
started to eat but the manager was pacing around the dining room talking
so loud into his cellphone, everyone was bothered by it. I yelled "Hey
[censored]!" He didn't hear me. I yelled "Hey [censored]!!!" at the top of my
lungs and he heard me and turned to me and I said "Yeah You!" and waved
him off ("take it somewhere else"😉. He huddled into a booth out of sight
and I did hear a peep out of him the rest of my breakfast. Every employee
in the place laughed their heads off. They probably wanted to shake my
hand for calling their boss an [censored] in his own restaurant in front of
all the customers and employees.

The customers were quite pleased as well I do recall.

That's not like me but I've never seen such brash behavior in a manager
like that ever and I just couldn't stand it.

Andy

Andy said:

I stopped at a McDonalds a while ago for breakfast. I sat down and
started to eat but the manager was pacing around the dining room talking
so loud into his cellphone, everyone was bothered by it. I yelled "Hey
[censored]!" He didn't hear me. I yelled "Hey [censored]!!!" at the top of my
lungs and he heard me and turned to me and I said "Yeah You!" and waved
him off ("take it somewhere else"😉. He huddled into a booth out of sight
and I did hear a peep out of him the rest of my breakfast. Every employee
in the place laughed their heads off. They probably wanted to shake my
hand for calling their boss an [censored] in his own restaurant in front of
all the customers and employees.

The customers were quite pleased as well I do recall.

I'm sure all the parents with young kids were thrilled with the example
you set.

Goomba38 <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Andy said:

I stopped at a McDonalds a while ago for breakfast. I sat down and
started to eat but the manager was pacing around the dining room
talking so loud into his cellphone, everyone was bothered by it. I
yelled "Hey [censored]!" He didn't hear me. I yelled "Hey [censored]!!!"
at the top of my lungs and he heard me and turned to me and I said
"Yeah You!" and waved him off ("take it somewhere else"😉. He huddled
into a booth out of sight and I did hear a peep out of him the rest
of my breakfast. Every employee in the place laughed their heads off.
They probably wanted to shake my hand for calling their boss an
[censored] in his own restaurant in front of all the customers and
employees.

The customers were quite pleased as well I do recall.

I'm sure all the parents with young kids were thrilled with the
example you set.

Were you there? It must've been a school day cause the place was void of
kids and it was about 10am. Relax man!

Andy

Goomba38 said:

I disagree. I think if someone was in a public place shouting "Hey
[censored]" at the top of his lungs (twice!) I'd be wondering if he was off
his meds and was going to pull a gun out....? Two wrongs do not make a
right, as much as Andy might imagine himself as some McDonalds hero?
Goomba

If I heard someone yelling "yeah [censored]" at someone talking so loud on a
cell phone I might think that I am think aloud (again) :-)

Goomba38 said:

I disagree. I think if someone was in a public place shouting "Hey
[censored]" at the top of his lungs (twice!) I'd be wondering if he was off
his meds and was going to pull a gun out....? Two wrongs do not make a
right, as much as Andy might imagine himself as some McDonalds hero?
Goomba

Those of us who are off their med and carry guns, would have taken his
phone and turned it off. And then told him (quietly) that if he
disturbed my breakfast again I would shove the phone up his [censored].
--
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I would like to see the bottom of my monitor, but I have cats.

"Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

If I heard someone yelling "yeah [censored]" at someone talking so loud on a
cell phone I might think that I am think aloud (again) :-)

(laughing!) That (not exactly that) happened to me recently,
turns out the voice was mine and I had thought aloud.

nancy

Sheldon said:

This year I was shocked at the Olympics ice skating outfits, those gals
wore less than a skimpy Victoria's Secret negligee, and I don't know
what they were trying to show off, none of those gals have [censored]... do
they have em removed in the name of the sport 'cause they get in the
way, anyone know?

I don't know how closely you looked at the outfits, but the vast
majority of the visible "skin" is skin-colored stretch fabric. It's
overdone to some degree--Sasha Cohen had that fabric stretched over
her skates' boots--sort of a giveaway there...

In general, figure skaters never have been overly endowed--Katarina
Witt was a standout exception. Somewhat like dancers--I think it's to
do with the age they begin their workout routines, and of course the
very demanding work and workouts.

--
-denny-
"Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"

"It's come as you are, baby."

-over the hedge

Pan Ohco said:

Those of us who are off their med and carry guns, would have taken his
phone and turned it off. And then told him (quietly) that if he
disturbed my breakfast again I would shove the phone up his [censored].

lol, ah, but the difference here is that you didn't make a public
spectacle of yourself at the same time. If you were to go to that
manager on the cell phone and quietly say "you're being thoughtless and
disturbing everyones breakfast, [censored]" is totally different to me than
shouting it repeatedly across a restaurant.
Goomba

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:56:19 -0500, in rec.food.cooking, Goomba38
<[email hidden]> hit the crackpipe and declared:

Quoted message said:

Andy said:

I stopped at a McDonalds a while ago for breakfast. I sat down and
started to eat but the manager was pacing around the dining room talking
so loud into his cellphone, everyone was bothered by it. I yelled "Hey
[censored]!" He didn't hear me. I yelled "Hey [censored]!!!" at the top of my
lungs and he heard me and turned to me and I said "Yeah You!" and waved
him off ("take it somewhere else"😉. He huddled into a booth out of sight
and I did hear a peep out of him the rest of my breakfast. Every employee
in the place laughed their heads off. They probably wanted to shake my
hand for calling their boss an [censored] in his own restaurant in front of
all the customers and employees.

The customers were quite pleased as well I do recall.

I'm sure all the parents with young kids were thrilled with the example
you set.

Oh get off of your high-horse, [censored].

Denny Wheeler said:

I don't know how closely you looked at the outfits, but the vast
majority of the visible "skin" is skin-colored stretch fabric. It's
overdone to some degree--Sasha Cohen had that fabric stretched over
her skates' boots--sort of a giveaway there...

I think the boots are actually skin colored too.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

pvc said:

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:56:19 -0500, in rec.food.cooking, Goomba38
<[email hidden]> hit the crackpipe and declared:

Quoted message said:

Andy said:

I stopped at a McDonalds a while ago for breakfast. I sat down and
started to eat but the manager was pacing around the dining room talking
so loud into his cellphone, everyone was bothered by it. I yelled "Hey
[censored]!" He didn't hear me. I yelled "Hey [censored]!!!" at the top of my
lungs and he heard me and turned to me and I said "Yeah You!" and waved
him off ("take it somewhere else"😉. He huddled into a booth out of sight
and I did hear a peep out of him the rest of my breakfast. Every employee
in the place laughed their heads off. They probably wanted to shake my
hand for calling their boss an [censored] in his own restaurant in front of
all the customers and employees.

The customers were quite pleased as well I do recall.

I'm sure all the parents with young kids were thrilled with the example
you set.

Oh get off of your high-horse, [censored].

What are you? The [censored] police?
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:14:49 -0800, in rec.food.cooking, sf
<[email hidden]> hit the crackpipe and declared:

Quoted message said:

pvc said:

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:56:19 -0500, in rec.food.cooking, Goomba38
<[email hidden]> hit the crackpipe and declared:

Quoted message said:

Andy wrote:

>
> I stopped at a McDonalds a while ago for breakfast. I sat down and
> started to eat but the manager was pacing around the dining room talking
> so loud into his cellphone, everyone was bothered by it. I yelled "Hey
> [censored]!" He didn't hear me. I yelled "Hey [censored]!!!" at the top of my
> lungs and he heard me and turned to me and I said "Yeah You!" and waved
> him off ("take it somewhere else"😉. He huddled into a booth out of sight
> and I did hear a peep out of him the rest of my breakfast. Every employee
> in the place laughed their heads off. They probably wanted to shake my
> hand for calling their boss an [censored] in his own restaurant in front of
> all the customers and employees.
>
> The customers were quite pleased as well I do recall.

I'm sure all the parents with young kids were thrilled with the example
you set.

Oh get off of your high-horse, [censored].

What are you? The [censored] police?

Nah, just a bored bystander.

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

You're saying this never occured before the introduction of cell
phones? If so, you've not been riding very long.

Of course it happened before the introduction of cell
phones; motorcycles have ALWAYS been invisible to
Joe or Jane Sixpack behind the wheel of their cage, and
if you don't ride like you are, you soon WILL be invisible.
Permanently.

Having said THAT - cell phones are a LOT more pervasive
than any other "added distraction" that have shown up in
recent memory, and it really doesn't matter one little bit
whether cell phones per se are more or less distracting
than, say, CB radios, sticking another cartridge into the
8-track, or any other such electronic distraction that drivers
have "blessed" themselves with. The point is that it IS
Yet Another Distraction, it's one that (unlike some of these
others) takes up drivers' attention for an extended period of
time (you can't spend THAT much time slipping 8-tracks or
CDs or whatever will come next into the sound system), it
ties up a free hand (and most drivers could already use a
third one), and with VERY few exceptions, it's not something
that is even remotely close to a necessity. Further, I have a
very strong suspicion that there IS something inherently
different between talking to someone - anyone - who's also
there in the car with you, and talking to this disembodied
voice on this little box you're holding up to your ear. For
one thing, the people in the car with you DO also see what
you're seeing, and from that (if they're at ALL sensitive to
what's going on around them) know when they need to
shut the #%%&$&! up and let you DRIVE. Not so with the
cell. And for some reason, people seem to think that the
telephone - in whatever form - takes priority over anything.

Tell me that when you're watching the road in front of
your bike, and you see a cage stopped at the light coming
up and they've got the left blinker on - and THEN you see that
the driver has a hand up to the side of their head - you tell
me that you DON'T at the point get just a bit more concerned
about the chances for that particular car winding up in your
path...

Bob M.