Whatever happened to the 'Work Ethic'
Many of you who know me have heard me say, "You can always count on the incompetance of others".
I originally came up with that, because I was (and still am) totally frustrated with service in general, in this country today. Now, by thinking thusly, if something good happens, at least I can be surprised, instead of (for most of the times), getting frustrated. Very few people in restaurants, or, in the least, fast food restaurants really care about you when you go there.
All they seem to really care about is their paycheck and doing as little as possible to get buy. Is it too much trouble for you to:
1. Double check your efforts to make sure what you are giving the customer is correct?
2. Smiling, to at least give the impression you are glad the customer chose to come to your place of work?
It's not just restaurants either. It's any place where you go for service, or to buy something. I remember that, back when KMart was around our area, the employees were told to, as the cusotmer was leaving, say "Thank you for shopping at Kmart". Lisa and I can not figure out how the majority of people can actually say that, looking in the customer's eyes (very rarely) and say that WITHOUT SMILING! Maybe that's why they're not in business here locally anymore.
Maybe it's just me, but life is hard enough without having to take on the burdens of every person who we come across in life. I feel like telling some of these people "I'm sorry for having interrupted your day like this"
Today, it seems like it's the "It's All About Me" generation, who's taking over, and many parents no longer wish to instill any sense of caring for your fellow human being any more. I was taught to care about others. If you meet with another person, leave him or her better for having met you. Now, it's all just "get what you can out of the system and leave it dry"!
Is it too much to ask for some common courtesy and care for your fellow humans, when interacting with the public?