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Nikki's post of her barrista rant inspired me to do a Subway rant! Things a Subway girl does not like people doing!
-Okay, talking on a cell phone. I really agree with that. At Subway, there are a lot of things that need to be done in the back, and while customers are supposed to be our first priority, we'd much rather be finishing up our other duties, because they aren't wasting our time.
-Customers who are irritated if we can't do something for them. Like put chicken strips on a deli. I have no way of putting that in the computer, I'm very sorry, but suck it.
-It's our policy that we have to check ID for every customer using a credit card. EVERY person. If you bothered to read the big green sign at the till, you'd know. But you're probably right, it's just you. Everyone else doesn't get checked, but you think we're checking for yours because we're judging you. We're not. We just like having our jobs, and doing what we're supposed to.
-People who turn a sandwich away halfway through while we're making it. We're not McDonalds, we can't give that sandwich to anyone else. It gets tossed, we get a lecture.
-People who argue with us over the price. Yes, your sandwich is $8 after tax. So if you're feeding yourself and three kids? Yeah, it'll be about $40 if you want drinks. No, really.
-People who think we're trying to rip them off for money. We don't get anything extra if we make you pay more, and if I put your items in the till in a combination that isn't the cheapest (such as two six-inchers vs. putting them in as one footlong) it was a mistake.
-People who nod as an answer. I'm looking down at your sandwich, working on it while you answer, so if I say, "Pardon?", do not yell at me because I didn't see your nod.
-If your boyfriend calls us a bunch of fuckers and tries to reorder his sandwiches five minutes later, and we're discussing it when you come in ten minutes later, no, we're not doing something wrong. We're surprised and making sure we dealt with it the best way possible.
-Don't bring in McDonalds to eat at our table, and leave the mess for us to clean up.
-You know what? Don't leave a huge mess at all. Crumbs are understandable, but we're not a bunch of second-class robots who love to deal with your crap. Like I said, we have a lot of stuff to do, and when you enter a fast-food restaurant, it does not give you a certificate to act like a pig. Have some manners. Little bits of lettuce and crumbs? That's fine. Half a sandwich tossed on the seat with your dirty napkins, spilled pop, and sauce-covered paper smeared all over the table? If you wouldn't leave it for you mom, don't leave it for us.
-People who get irritated that our free water cups are either a) not big enough, or b) don't have lids. They're free, for you. We do, however, have to buy them, so shut the hell up or buy a bigger cup.
-People who think our six-inches aren't big enough. I've pulled out a ruler before - six inches isn't as big as you think it is.
I think that's all there is. I feel better already. :)