Are you one of them!?
Oh yes. I'm talking about, "The Pointers."
They are those people at my tables that won't, say, anything.
"How are you doing tonight?" I ask to a deadpan table, usually not even bothering to look up at me. "Are you ready to order?" crickets.
I'm really not asking for much here, maybe a smile or a nod in my general direction. Anything, to make me feel acknowledged. So I that know, I can either walk away or continue standing here awkwardly.
Then, when it comes time to order, they look down at their menu and point,
"I'll have that."
Sometimes I wonder if it's because they can't read.
I then have to lean over them, try to figure out what it was they had pointed to and then write it down.
I would totally understand if I worked in say, a French or Mexican restaurant or something similar.
If there was some reason they don't know how to say "chicken fingers," I would understand.
Maybe they just like having me lean over them?
But my guess is, they can say chicken fingers just fine.
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Agh, I used to hate this when I worked fast food. I'd ask what people wanted, and they'd gesture vaguely up at the menu, and say "that thing".
ReplyDeleteAfter four years of putting up with it, I didn't really mind replying with "there are lots of things up there. Which one would you like?"
Being a waitress must require inhuman amounts of restraint. I don't know how you do it!
I've never worked at a restaurant and I know that "pointers" are sooo annoying. I was in Cross Country and we stopped at Subway after every meet. There was one runner who pointed to each thing, including the sub and the bread he wanted. I felt so bad for the person working because he/she had to lean over the counter to see what bread this kid was pointing to. I'm sorry you have to deal with that!
ReplyDeleteI just had some pointers last night at work!!!! And sometimes, they think it comes just as it is in the picture, and when they get a choice, they just freeze. They don't know what to do! I also had the most silent table ever a few weeks ago. I greeted them and they started at me. I asked for their drink orders and they just sat there. I asked them if they were ready to order and they just stared at the menus! So I was like, "Ok, a few more minutes then?" Silence. So I walked away.
ReplyDeleteOh god I hate those. I probably get one of those every night... it's rough and they just make you feel stupid.Ya know?
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