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Closed-Down Pizza Parlor posted:I like hearing about what people do and don't like in food Right now I'm eating a whole raw onion as if it were an apple because onions taste better than apples. Sometimes for a quick lunch at work I'll just eat a tomato or two.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I've complained about it here before but often when I ask a guest what time they plan to arrive, they unburden their entire day's events list before they get to "about 7, I guess". There's no reason for me to know how many grandchildren your friend who's taking care of your dogs while you're away has in order for me to know that you're going to get here "at suppertime". TurboTax posted:switching the dill pickles for terrible sweet pickles Mu Zeta posted:Why is Youtube so drat slow. I have a gigabit fiber connection so I shouldn't be having trouble streaming a video in 720p but no it hangs constantly. A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:Right now I'm eating a whole raw onion as if it were an apple
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When people don't give me the details I need to do my job. "Show up at this arena with 4000+ people and cover this specific event happening in isolation." "Okay, where in the building and at what time?" "...." 
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Mar 11, 2018 16:04
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Tiggum posted:They're just thinking out loud. Instead of staring blankly at you while they go over it in their heads they're sharing their thought process so you know that they're answering your question and haven't fallen into some kind of vegetative state. An answer like "Our plane lands at four" does not need a full minute of discursive rambling. This is most common with the types who treat the front desk like a conversational watering hole, so I think it's just a different approach to interactions where the point is to kill as much time as possible.
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Mar 11, 2018 16:19
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Magic Hate Ball posted:An answer like "Our plane lands at four" does not need a full minute of discursive rambling. This is most common with the types who treat the front desk like a conversational watering hole, so I think it's just a different approach to interactions where the point is to kill as much time as possible. I have a similar problem with my sister. A simple "can you pick my daughter up from school" will be preceded with five minutes of what my sister's doing, where she's doing it, who she's doing it with, etc. I don't care. Just tell me when I need to pick my niece up and whether you'll be back in time to give her an evening meal.
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Mar 11, 2018 17:40
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When people cancel plans in the last minute or call you back to plan the event on the same day its supposed to take place. You might as well tell people in advance that you only give half a poo poo about it so you dont get peoples hopes up.
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I deliver pizza and I hate it when there's an order for a house down a dirt road and all of the houses mailboxes are at the top of the road and not in order. For example, last night I had a delivery to 450 SomeDirtRoad and when I got there there were four mailboxes labeled (in order) 450, 453, 454, 449. That's four houses. So I went to the first, presumably 450, no number on the house and no answer at the door. I called them, no answer. So I went to the other three houses and the same, no answer no number on the house. Then I went back to the restaurant and had an angry redneck waiting for me on the phone. His house was the fifth house three miles down from the last house on a road with four mailboxes where his was listed as the first. Of course this was all my fault as I should have been able to use my psychic powers to see his trailer in the woods at night in the rain despite him having NO lights on. Also to all who order pizza: Put your loving porch light on. If your house doesn't have a clear number showing give us a description of your house. Don't get pissy when we don't have change for $100 for your $15 order. Tip. loving tip or come get that poo poo yourself. I had to drive 10 miles in the rain on a dirt road in a Fiat. You have a ranch and a huge house, you can afford $50 in pizza, slip me a fiver you prick. If you're expecting a delivery and suddenly see a strange number calling you ANSWER IT. Put two and two together and realise that hey you are expecting someone and your loving ancient Apartment keypad doesn't loving work so I need you to let me into the complex. Also: Don't wait till I'm there to ask for napkins/dip cups/etc. I'm a waiter in a vehicle not a condiment dispenser. Stairs has a new favorite as of 19:58 on Mar 11, 2018 |
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Mar 11, 2018 19:54
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Stairs posted:I deliver pizza and I hate it when there's an order for a house down a dirt road and all of the houses mailboxes are at the top of the road and not in order. I have never delivered but I loving hate my current apt bc the various buildings are not laid out in order, and if you enter a building through one entrance, you can only get to a subset of that building's apartments. It must be hell to deliver to. Like I'm in building 11, which is between buildings 7 and 13, and if you enter the wrong door marked "11" then you can't get to my actual door, you have to exit and re-enter through a different door. There's a couple places practically next door where all the drivers know this labyrinthine nightmare, but if we order from anywhere else then I just meet them at the front. There is no logical way to explain how to get through this place. Also I'm curious, do you get better returns from actual cash tips vs writing in a tip on the credit card receipt? Edgar Allen Ho has a new favorite as of 20:25 on Mar 11, 2018 |
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Mar 11, 2018 20:23
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Also I'm curious, do you get better returns from actual cash tips vs writing in a tip on the credit card receipt? I have always been curious about this as well. I try to tip in cash but sometimes I don't have small enough bills.
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Mar 11, 2018 20:44
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I never have cash so I just over tip on my card. From what I've read it varies from place to place but some places will take card fees out of card tips.
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Mar 11, 2018 20:50
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Maybe it’s just that I have anxiety and I don’t want to have to direct someone over the phone but I am super detailed when I’m leaving instructions for delivery people, like apartment building, white wall, just down from the train station on the left coming from town, if you hit the park you’ve gone too far kind of thing They could still never find it tho  it’s almost a pet peeve that delivery people apparently always don’t use google maps because sometimes they were loving miles away
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Atticus_1354 posted:I have always been curious about this as well. I try to tip in cash but sometimes I don't have small enough bills. I got better tips for cards than cash when I worked there. It’s easier for people to write a 10 on a slip than hand me one.
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Mar 11, 2018 21:11
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teenytinymouse posted:Maybe it’s just that I have anxiety and I don’t want to have to direct someone over the phone but I am super detailed when I’m leaving instructions for delivery people, like apartment building, white wall, just down from the train station on the left coming from town, if you hit the park you’ve gone too far kind of thing In my experience they just never read the delivery instructions, ever. Every time I write where my door is, and every single time I see them go to the wrong one and ring the doorbell even though my name isn't on it. It got so bad that I asked my landlord if I could tape a note to the door telling them to go around back for (my name). Sometimes even after that they just don't see it and make me go outside and walk around to the front of the house. Just read the things I write or don't leave an optional instructions box. Also past-peeve when I lived in an apartment complex: some of the buildings including mine had double letters before the number like "AA 140" and almost every time they'd call and say "yeah uhh I don't see an A 140". I can understand the confusion especially because the buildings weren't ordered in any logical way (i.e. alphabetically as you go down the street), but still, it was irritating.
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teenytinymouse posted:Maybe it’s just that I have anxiety and I don’t want to have to direct someone over the phone but I am super detailed when I’m leaving instructions for delivery people, like apartment building, white wall, just down from the train station on the left coming from town, if you hit the park you’ve gone too far kind of thing
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Mar 11, 2018 21:23
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Move. No, move! MOVE! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE RIGHT WHERE I WANT TO STEP EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY? ...yes, fine, I love you. Now move! Cats.
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Mar 11, 2018 21:25
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docbeard posted:Move. No, move! MOVE! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE RIGHT WHERE I WANT TO STEP EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY? I have so many cat peeves, too many to type. Stupid cute assholes.
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Mar 11, 2018 21:32
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Okay so what time are we meeting? "Well J has to go at 9 so let's meet at 7." Uh, that's a little early, but okay. So I'll rearrange my schedule so we can do this early. 650. No one there. 655. No one. 710 still no one. I am texting everyone to find out where the gently caress they are. So at 715 I leave. 740 I get a text that J slept in so everyone wants to meet now at 830. gently caress. You.
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artsy fartsy posted:Does this happen with all onions or just the red? I think red is supposed to be the milder type, so do white onions make your head explode? Red has it's own flavor. White and yellow cook down to a mild flavor that evenly flavors the dish. Red always tastes like red. It's sweeter and doesn't burn your mouth or eyes as much, but the flavor doesn't mellow. You always taste it. White and yellow are a base for a flavor. Red is a theme. You wouldn't put a whole slice of yellow onion on a sandwich, you wouldn't use red for a mirepoix. Unless that's what you wanted. IMHO, YMMV To contribute: Why can't people park in a snowy parking lot? You know where the lines were before? Why have you forgotten now? I'm not talking about being a foot off of the lines, I'm talking parking at 45 degrees when you know that they are straight-in spots.
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Me: "Well, gee, I am curious about how to make and prepare X. I will use the wonderful power of the internet to find the best, optimal way of X, or at the very least find a consistent commonality between them." Internet: hahahaha no I'm going to show you that everyone in the world has a different opinion on how to make and prepare X. To make things even more annoying, the ones that describes their Simple and Easy way of making X will be lying about their simplicity and ease, just to make things more annoying! You'll be right back where you started! (X being pretty much anything in the world)
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mostlygray posted:You wouldn't put a whole slice of yellow onion on a sandwich, What do you have against bbq sandwiches?
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Garrand posted:I never have cash so I just over tip on my card. From what I've read it varies from place to place but some places will take card fees out of card tips. My bartender friends prefer cash tips because credit card tips automatically show up as taxable income on your W2 thru the POS system and with cash it's  as to what you choose to report. Plus immediate walking around money is nice
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Peeve: any restaurant where cooks don't get a share of tips It's dumbass bullshit that a busy server gets to make bank from all the tables but a busy cook makes the exact same (minimum) wage whether you're standing around at 3pm on a wednesday or busting rear end till midnight on a holiday evening. Whine all you want, servers, about how you NEED tips because you get paid practically no wage (bullshit in itself), but two tables will put you cleanly ahead of what the cooks make. On a busy night you'll be making far, far more. Doubly bullshit because in 99% of cases the cooks could run tables if pressed, but the servers sure as hell could not survive the kitchen.
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Servers can be hot though without burns and scars on their arms
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Restaurant industry is weird because if the restaurant is doing poorly it's possible that the servers are making more than anyone including the owners. People ought to just pay a living wage and abolish tipping entirely, but that's not going to happen when people can't make a living in some places at even double the current federal minimum wage.
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Stairs posted:I deliver pizza and I hate it when there's an order for a house down a dirt road and all of the houses mailboxes are at the top of the road and not in order. Last time I ordered a pizza for delivery: Waited 45 minutes then called the place. "Yeah, we tried to deliver but nobody answered." (I was home. Nobody ever rang/knocked on my door). Gave them the address again. 30 minutes later, I go look out my door and happen to see a pizza delivery guy knocking on my next-door neighbor's door. I ask him who he's looking for, and he gives my name or address. I pay him, get my pizza, and call the pizza place and ask for the manager. Manager; "You got your pizza didn't ya?" me: "Yes, but I had to wait almost an hour and the delivery guy went to the wrong house twice." Manager: "Well, I don't know what to tell ya." gently caress pizza delivery guys. gently caress people who give mediocre service and whine about how downtrodden they/people in their industry are. Put a modicum of effort into your work and you might just get compensated for your efforts.
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MightyJoe36 posted:Last time I ordered a pizza for delivery: If your management is poo poo, your company treats you like poo poo, and your pay is poo poo.... gently caress no. Those companies deserve no loving above-and-beyond work. You want good service then accept a more expensive loving pizza you dipshit. Till then, yeah, the employees are going to slack off, cut corners, and snag as much food as they can from your piece of poo poo business, and rightfully so. E: I've seen cooks go from godawful drunk-at-work slackers to amazing, assbusting chefs overnight as soon as they get hired at a place that actually respects them and the trade. Edgar Allen Ho has a new favorite as of 03:13 on Mar 12, 2018 |
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Perhaps the truth is somewhere in the middle?
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MightyJoe36 posted:Last time I ordered a pizza for delivery: Yeah no. While it's against company policy at most chain places to treat you like that and it's totally hosed up, so is your attitude. We have to know where a person lives to bring them food, and I'm sorry but if your numbers are not clearly marked then it's not going to go well 9 times out of 10. We aren't psychic. Google Maps isn't always accurate to the actual house also, so that's not always an option. As for your opinions on my profession: gently caress you. I have gone above and beyond and most of my coworkers have as well. I know a guy that spent 30 minutes on a run helping a customer catch his dog when it ran out the door when he came in. I've walked into an elderly customers home, set out the pizza on the table for her, and got the dishes down because her son had put them up too high for her to reach. We care, we're human beings. Sometimes we just can't loving find you and that doesn't make us lazy or bad people. Make your own loving pizza if you just can't stand people that sometimes aren't perfect. Also cash is better than card tipping because we don't have to claim it, but both are equally appreciated!
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We'll really miss the days of people delivering pizza when they all get replaced by the automatic ones in the Black Mirror "Crocodile" episode.
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It only happened a couple times but another pizza delivery peeve is when they ask you for a beer or something as tip instead of cash and get pissed off when you tell them no. It bothered me for two reasons: drinking and driving is bad, but also I was going to drink it so just take my cash tip instead.
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Would you have given them the beer if it was like a Postmates delivery person that came on foot? Or by bike?
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TurboTax posted:Would you have given them the beer if it was like a Postmates delivery person that came on foot? Or by bike? I'd still be inclined to tell them to get their own with the cash tip I'm giving them because of potential legal consequences if they happen to be underage, and I'm not going to waste my time carding a delivery driver.
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yeah I eat rear end posted:It only happened a couple times but another pizza delivery peeve is when they ask you for a beer or something as tip instead of cash and get pissed off when you tell them no. It bothered me for two reasons: drinking and driving is bad, but also I was going to drink it so just take my cash tip instead. lmao, people are bold enough to ask for beer? I got offered one once, but I never even thought of loving asking for one, that's hilarious. That's a dedicated alcoholic right there.
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Mar 12, 2018 06:42
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Are you in Germany? I thought teens could drink there.
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Mu Zeta posted:Are you in Germany? I thought teens could drink there. This goes back to college in florida and they only asked if you answered the door holding one.
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I can recall being offered beer and/or pot when I delivered food in a college town. Surprisingly often, actually. Gutsy to ask though. You almost have to admire the courage.
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Yeah that's crazy that a driver would have the balls to actually ask for one. I've been offered weed, beer, a slice of the pizza I just brought (like dude I get it for free) as a tip but the strangest was the time I got a hefty cash tip from a dude because I followed his delivery instructions of bringing him a bottle of Heaven Hill and a box of Trojans with his food.
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Mar 12, 2018 13:14
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I see he stole one of my "trick the driver into thinking i am not alone and about to eat this entire pizza myself" moves.
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yeah I eat rear end posted:I see he stole one of my "trick the driver into thinking i am not alone and about to eat this entire pizza myself" moves. For once, nope! He was a disabled dude in a wheelchair with "company" over. I get that a bunch though, dude comes to the door all "oh my kids are going to love these six chocolate lava crunch cakes!" I'm not judging, eat what you want as long as you give me the money for it.
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