tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post3928993121901639846..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Teaching Courtesy: Be a Little Nicer to the WaitressScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-40987538705128528992007-11-03T20:31:00.000-08:002007-11-03T20:31:00.000-08:00Coming from the service industry I say...preach it...Coming from the service industry I say...preach it, Sister!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650696130681003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-84960070037558566192007-11-02T07:04:00.000-08:002007-11-02T07:04:00.000-08:00Excellent post! Excellent reminder for us to act ...Excellent post! Excellent reminder for us to act like the adults we are.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950880083795695746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-48227337737599637742007-11-01T22:51:00.000-08:002007-11-01T22:51:00.000-08:00It is SO true. I've rarely regretted harsh words t...It is SO true. I've rarely regretted harsh words that I didn't say... but too often was sorry for speaking in haste. Great post.Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765560968908933858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49981087636041511542007-10-26T11:18:00.000-08:002007-10-26T11:18:00.000-08:00amen sister! :) kathleenamen sister! :) kathleenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-40897613235650576732007-10-25T19:46:00.000-08:002007-10-25T19:46:00.000-08:00You said this so well. I always, always take a few...You said this so well. I always, always take a few extra minutes and compliment a job well done, to a supervisor if possible. I don't know if it makes the day for someone in the service industry, but I hope it does. <BR/><BR/>A little kindness and mercy goes a long way.Goslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153864420303599725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-74852342622065244632007-10-25T11:41:00.000-08:002007-10-25T11:41:00.000-08:00You are so right.Years ago we owned and operated a...You are so right.<BR/><BR/>Years ago we owned and operated a business where my clients were all women. It was a fitness business and there were ALOT of women who thought since they were paying me that they could take their bad day out on me. And that bitchiness and rudeness just sucked. They would blame ME for their lack of results. And then turn around and talk about the big piece of chocolate cake they had that day or the fatty meal they were planning on eating that night. I wanted to pull my hair out!<BR/><BR/>During that time, to make ends meet at the business, I took a part time job in customer service for a high-end small skin care company. And we got alot of women with money who could be very rude as well. I just don't understand why people feel ENTITLED sometime to act like jerks.<BR/><BR/>So thank you for this post.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527762200993175239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-73480621900778125702007-10-24T13:39:00.000-08:002007-10-24T13:39:00.000-08:00I am with you on that post! I always try to be kin...I am with you on that post! I always try to be kind even when they are not (i never understand a rude waiter/tress)....I was a waitress once, so I know what it is like!<BR/>AND YES our children LEARN from us!!SabineMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686426828860840308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41877849993184348652007-10-24T11:09:00.000-08:002007-10-24T11:09:00.000-08:00A good friend posted the following statement outsi...A good friend posted the following statement outside her door at school: "Don't worry that our children are not listening; worry that they are always watching."Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-46919609770877713842007-10-24T08:15:00.000-08:002007-10-24T08:15:00.000-08:00This is a great post. I'm going to nominate you fo...This is a great post. I'm going to nominate you for a perfect post on Nov 1st.Miss Notesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420657918320783568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-69219350364270144692007-10-24T05:56:00.000-08:002007-10-24T05:56:00.000-08:00Fantastic post. I will put this in my pipe and smo...Fantastic post. I will put this in my pipe and smoke it.Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928364622023202837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-15545771610434111622007-10-23T20:56:00.000-08:002007-10-23T20:56:00.000-08:00That was an excellent post! It is so true. Why be ...That was an excellent post! It is so true. Why be rude? There is no need for it. We don't know what others are dealing with in their day to day life and who are we to order another human around?<BR/><BR/>Also true is that children learn what their parents practice.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-38965166773566440462007-10-23T19:15:00.000-08:002007-10-23T19:15:00.000-08:00So enjoyed this post. I agree modeling behaviour i...So enjoyed this post. I agree modeling behaviour is so important and treating people with respect is ever so important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-47248654694055090082007-10-23T19:13:00.000-08:002007-10-23T19:13:00.000-08:00Amen!Amen!Lisa Wheeler Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386193798727387546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-47371225684845880882007-10-23T18:56:00.000-08:002007-10-23T18:56:00.000-08:00Three of my children helped pay for schooling by w...Three of my children helped pay for schooling by waiting tables. I have seen how hard they work, what they put up with. I always tip 15% for a bad job and up to 25% for good service. Next time I come in, I am served with a smile!! MomMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-50180829344317629622007-10-23T17:40:00.000-08:002007-10-23T17:40:00.000-08:00Ohhhh!!!!It's been so long since my last visit. Th...Ohhhh!!!!<BR/>It's been so long since my last visit. The site looks great, real minimal.<BR/><BR/>I have moved to <A HREF="http://www.modernmusings.com" REL="nofollow">my own domain</A> after a break from blogging.<BR/><BR/>As always wishing you and yours health, balance and joy.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836716475835685334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-83057863479659404512007-10-23T17:12:00.000-08:002007-10-23T17:12:00.000-08:00You said it!You said it!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979925607834752536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-38632506940293039242007-10-23T16:57:00.000-08:002007-10-23T16:57:00.000-08:00I wholeheartedly agree.I wholeheartedly agree.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261395823714163725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-45590568021261264362007-10-23T15:12:00.000-08:002007-10-23T15:12:00.000-08:00thank you, thank you, thank you!!! some friends an...thank you, thank you, thank you!!! some friends and i just had this same conversation last night but you said it best! thank you for a wonderful reminder, you're awsome!Andy and Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333825024147036962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-58700960174201429152007-10-23T14:43:00.000-08:002007-10-23T14:43:00.000-08:00Great post! I join the others in applauding it! I ...Great post! I join the others in applauding it! <BR/>I can never understand people who view others (waitresses, etc) as beneath them. It's one thing to be frustrated with bad service or a mixed up order, but quite another to express that rudely. You're quite right--kids are watching. Plus, we never know what's going on in the other person's life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-25827830125644353242007-10-23T12:54:00.000-08:002007-10-23T12:54:00.000-08:00Excellent points! We ALL need to be a little kinde...Excellent points! We ALL need to be a little kinder and more forgiving.<BR/><BR/>I find it interesting that a lot of your anger and frustration dissipated as soon as the worker apologized for being late. I am the same way. If someone will merely take some responsibility for their actions, I am a much happier camper ... although I know I shouldn't get so peeved in the first place.<BR/><BR/>I still think customer service is a dying art ... but yes, the customers also need to do their part.An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-22469616795442991022007-10-23T12:34:00.001-08:002007-10-23T12:34:00.001-08:00So true, so true. Great post.Whenever I say somet...So true, so true. Great post.<BR/><BR/>Whenever I say something I shouldn't, I am immediately reminded that I will probably hear the same remark from one of my children. <BR/><BR/>Being rude shows others that we are thinking only of ourselves. Being kind on the midst of conflict shows compassion.jubileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924715623122612454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-7561776834039743342007-10-23T12:34:00.000-08:002007-10-23T12:34:00.000-08:00I remember being told that you can tell a lot abou...I remember being told that you can tell a lot about a person's character by how they treat those who are paid to serve them. Rude to waiters? Probably rude at home, too. This was given to me as advice in dating, to watch how my date treated the staff when we went out, but it's pretty applicable all around, I think.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-63216474560296270632007-10-23T12:10:00.000-08:002007-10-23T12:10:00.000-08:00Bravo!Besides working some retail and McDonald's, ...Bravo!<BR/><BR/>Besides working some retail and McDonald's, I used to be a CSR myself - for Sallie Mae. Folks are RUDE, let me tell you.<BR/><BR/>As such, I bend over backwards to be nice to whoever it is that answers the phone. I never pays to be rude. Because I am nice to CSRs, they are usually nice right back. I have some really nice stories of how folks have gone out of their way to help me - I even got an unasked for credit from Sprint once - simply because the CSR felt bad for my situation.Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41065512275186085222007-10-23T11:38:00.000-08:002007-10-23T11:38:00.000-08:00I agree...if you can't be kind to a waitress you a...I agree...if you can't be kind to a waitress you are a piece of (insert bad word)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-48704828514867967902007-10-23T11:14:00.000-08:002007-10-23T11:14:00.000-08:00Oh thank you! I worked in service for so many year...Oh thank you! I worked in service for so many years (waitressing and retail) and was always appalled at how people treated me. I try to keep that in mind when ever I find myself getting upset or angry at the situation, not the person!<BR/><BR/>It is true, the kids pick it all up. We were at a restaurant the other night and my daughter (who is two) told the waitress who came to clear the plates, "here, let me help you with that." Then she passed the plate to her. I almost fell off my chair!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com