When you see someone busy reading
When you see someone busy reading in your restaurant do you:
A) Interrupt them to ask what they are reading, while noting that the reader is near the end of the book, and starting commenting how hard it is when you're near the end of a book because of the anticipation of finding it all out, plus needing to pick out the next book, etc.
or
B) Ask them if they're done, clear the table, and leave them be. (Alternatively, leave the tray for the person to clear themselves when they're done, as it's a fast casual restaurant).
If you answered A, you're just like the interim manager at my local Rubio's that's driving me Up. The. Fucking. Wall.
If someone's reading or concentrating on something else, Leave. Them. Alone. I don't know why she's trying so hard to be friendly with me; it could be a Norm effect (I'm friendly with most of the staff that's been there long term), she knows I'm a favorite of the injured General Manager, whatever. She's trying too hard and has pissed me off. She just needs to leave me alone.
It's gotten annoying enough that the next time I see the Ass't Manager, I'm going to ask him when Josh is back & she is gone, and let him know he'll see me back then.
Argh.
Double argh.
A) Interrupt them to ask what they are reading, while noting that the reader is near the end of the book, and starting commenting how hard it is when you're near the end of a book because of the anticipation of finding it all out, plus needing to pick out the next book, etc.
or
B) Ask them if they're done, clear the table, and leave them be. (Alternatively, leave the tray for the person to clear themselves when they're done, as it's a fast casual restaurant).
If you answered A, you're just like the interim manager at my local Rubio's that's driving me Up. The. Fucking. Wall.
If someone's reading or concentrating on something else, Leave. Them. Alone. I don't know why she's trying so hard to be friendly with me; it could be a Norm effect (I'm friendly with most of the staff that's been there long term), she knows I'm a favorite of the injured General Manager, whatever. She's trying too hard and has pissed me off. She just needs to leave me alone.
It's gotten annoying enough that the next time I see the Ass't Manager, I'm going to ask him when Josh is back & she is gone, and let him know he'll see me back then.
Argh.
Double argh.