FYI: service industry is obligated to be nice to you. Please don’t flirt back.
Is this an American thing? You guys can’t just take an order you need a big smile and then flirt and compliment every single customer?
Sounds rough
yes, our culture is so fucking weird.
and if you don’t smile and flirt then you get fired. the customers don’t even care, but the management does.
our cashiers also can’t sit down, ever.
Everyone hates working for American companies when they try and push American customer service onto anyone else.
I don’t want to be told thank you for calling the company, I’m calling because there’s a problem because I want something not to have a chat. It’s so cringe-worthy.
Welcome to Costco I love you
Everyone’s job tells them to do it, but 10% actually care.
I think with enough spite, we can push that into single-digit territory. Who’s with me?
Sounds like someone only has the minimum amount of flare 😬
Oh, this is what people mean when they say “Don’t be a stan”? I thought they were just being racist towards Central Asia…
If you’re actually serious, being a “Stan” originates from the song called “Stan” by Eminem, where a guy named Stan is an extremely obsessed fan
You don’t need to smile and flirt with every customer… but then NO TIP!! And then you can’t afford your apartment’s rent. Might not even be able to afford enough food to make it through the month. But it’s your choice. Land of the free.
We’re tipping convenience store clerks now?
With Square payment terminals at any store, tips are just a mis-tap away
Tip jars have been a thing in small stores for a long time. Its usually where people drop their pennies and nickles.
I’m not from be US. The first time I learned about give a penny, take a penny was on My Name is Earl. Is it really a thing?
Tip jars are different than give a penny take a penny. Tips are for the employees.
The penny thing was from back when cash was regularly used and pennies were annoying so sometimes stores would have a little dish thing for pennies to be used for rounding out purchases. The gas station I worked at in the 90s had them because we didn’t need to keep as many pennies on hand for making change when we could use a spare penny to avoid giving out four.
So your store relied on charity to steal pennies for the company… sounds about right
service industry isn’t obligated to comment on my looks.
they should just smile and ask me how my day is. don’t be personal.
As a European, asking how I’m doing is already too far. It was quite confusing when I went to the US.
how are ya doin’?
Not good. I’ve never been doing good.
I’m pretty sure they aren’t supposed to talk you out of your expensive and addictive purchases.
Being nice does not equal flirting
Flirting and being nice are two different things. However most people don’t know that difference. Especially if they never had anyone genuinely being nice to them.
and lots of service people flirt to get bigger tips, and it’s fake AF.
Like every other waitress loves to tell me how young I look for my age. I know they are lying trying to get an extra few bucks. The bartenders/waiters don’t do that… but they are friendly and chill.
Guess who I tip more?
wait i’ve read this joke before. the one with a bigger owl?
They totally blew it by asking if she was being genuine…
what is your suggested reply?
The best one I can think of right now would be something like “I get to talk to cute girls more often.” But almost anything else would be better.
Maybe you could ruin your good looks by dating someone like me?
