Re: Part 2: 100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do...

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"Ed Pawlowski" <esp@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"cshenk" <cshenk1@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
85. Never bring a check until someone asks for it. Then give it to the
person who asked for it.

- This is a high hit. It embarasses my husband publically who has a
disability that he would rather not be known. *I* ask for the check
and I expect it to be handed to me. Handing it automatically to my
husband after I've asked for it isnt just sexist, it's rude and
forces him to pass it to me while saying something about 'having
forgotten his glasses'. It's positively disgusting when a lady waiter
does it and simpers at him as if to indicate a big tip is on order.

I'm curious as to what percentage of bill are paid by the woman at the
table these day. In the 1950's it probably was less than 1% but today
is probably getting near half.

An OT story. Friends of mine, husband and wife, own metal processing
business. They were going to buy a $200,000 machine and met with a few
sales reps. At one meeting, Joan asked some technical questions and
the rep would look squarely at the husband to give the answer. At the
conclusion of the meeting, the sales rep asked husband for an order.
He said, "you'll have to talk to Joan, she makes that decision". The
next few minutes were rather awkward.


I went with my mother to buy a car back around 1977. She saw one she
wanted and talked with the sales rep. She was ready to take out the
checkbook. He said, "If you're going to have to ask your husband about
buying the car I really don't want to deal with you." She said "Excuse
me?! I can write a check for anything I want, whenever I want!" We left
and when we got home my father called the manager of that dealership and
told him exactly what he thought of the treatment she got. And she
bought a car at a different dealership :)

Jill

Sounds like BS to me.

Rob
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