Tweet
Wherein a SC freaks me out... and gets pwned by the Boss
So, backstory:
Back in 2005 I was working part-time at a hotdog stand. The hotdog stands in my country are kínda like " kitchens on wheels" with a counter where you can stand and eat. You can order ordinary hotdogs, but you can also just order a sausage and then a roll of bread and condiments (ketchup, mustard, relish, chopped onions (this is important!) and so on) on the side.
So.....
Me:
SC: Weird guy with an issue
B: Über-awesome Bossman
Italics: my thoughts
Me: Hello, how may I help you?
SC: KNOCKWURST!!! (Yes, we do sell knockwursts, but a mere "please" after that and not bellowing it may help, hmmm?)
Me: Sure thing, here you go. Would you like a roll of bread to go with that? (That is a spiel so it goes automatically out of my mouth)
SC: No, you ain't got no bread! If I want bread I'll go to the baker's!
Me:
Cue to SC engaging in a looooooong rant about WHY our hotdog stand doesn't offer WHOLEGRAIN bread (gee whiz buddy, this isn't actually haute cuisine, you're the first guy complaining about this and a mere "no, thanks" would me have shut up already!) I just nod as he goes ranting and mutter something like "I'll tell my boss about your request so maybe he can sort something out".
Finally, the SC is done and leaves. When Boss comes to take the shift I tell him about the complaint. Boss has heard of him from some of the other workers and tells me not to bother, he's just a nutcase.
Come a couple of days later...
I have a day off but come by the stand anyway. Boss is at the stand and has a big grin on his face. He says that he just embarassed the SC!
The discussion went like this:
B: Hiya, how may I help ya?
SC: KNOCKWURST!!!
B: Right away, would'ya like some bread with that?
SC: *commencing long "then I'd go to the baker's" rant*
B: Uh, ok, hm-hm.
After a while:
SC: Can I have some onion on the side?
B: Onion?
SC: Yes, onion!
B: Wouldn't you have to go to a greengrocer's, then?
SC:
B: I thought, if you want to go to the baker's to get bread, then you'd have to go to the greengrocer's for onions, right?
SC: I.... I...
B: So next time you're ordering, you're gonna be polite to my assistants, RIGHT?
SC..... *pays and leaves*
Fast forward a week later:
Me: Hi, how may I help you?
SC: I'd like a knockwurst, please.
Me: Sure. Would you like some bread on the side?
SC: No thanks. I'd like some chopped onions and mustard, though.
Back in 2005 I was working part-time at a hotdog stand. The hotdog stands in my country are kínda like " kitchens on wheels" with a counter where you can stand and eat. You can order ordinary hotdogs, but you can also just order a sausage and then a roll of bread and condiments (ketchup, mustard, relish, chopped onions (this is important!) and so on) on the side.
So.....
Me:
SC: Weird guy with an issue
B: Über-awesome Bossman
Italics: my thoughts
Me: Hello, how may I help you?
SC: KNOCKWURST!!! (Yes, we do sell knockwursts, but a mere "please" after that and not bellowing it may help, hmmm?)
Me: Sure thing, here you go. Would you like a roll of bread to go with that? (That is a spiel so it goes automatically out of my mouth)
SC: No, you ain't got no bread! If I want bread I'll go to the baker's!
Me:
Cue to SC engaging in a looooooong rant about WHY our hotdog stand doesn't offer WHOLEGRAIN bread (gee whiz buddy, this isn't actually haute cuisine, you're the first guy complaining about this and a mere "no, thanks" would me have shut up already!) I just nod as he goes ranting and mutter something like "I'll tell my boss about your request so maybe he can sort something out".
Finally, the SC is done and leaves. When Boss comes to take the shift I tell him about the complaint. Boss has heard of him from some of the other workers and tells me not to bother, he's just a nutcase.
Come a couple of days later...
I have a day off but come by the stand anyway. Boss is at the stand and has a big grin on his face. He says that he just embarassed the SC!
The discussion went like this:
B: Hiya, how may I help ya?
SC: KNOCKWURST!!!
B: Right away, would'ya like some bread with that?
SC: *commencing long "then I'd go to the baker's" rant*
B: Uh, ok, hm-hm.
After a while:
SC: Can I have some onion on the side?
B: Onion?
SC: Yes, onion!
B: Wouldn't you have to go to a greengrocer's, then?
SC:
B: I thought, if you want to go to the baker's to get bread, then you'd have to go to the greengrocer's for onions, right?
SC: I.... I...
B: So next time you're ordering, you're gonna be polite to my assistants, RIGHT?
SC..... *pays and leaves*
Fast forward a week later:
Me: Hi, how may I help you?
SC: I'd like a knockwurst, please.
Me: Sure. Would you like some bread on the side?
SC: No thanks. I'd like some chopped onions and mustard, though.
Your boss rules! Great job pwning that impolite SC!
Comment