sf wrote:

> you must be a salesman or self-employed (which means the sales part is
> built in). Salesmen are the only people I know who get names and actually
> use them again.

Actually, my job title is "Senior Multi-Discipline Engineer." I work for a
large defense contractor on an Air Force contract. My job is to develop,
test, and maintain a radar data processing facility.

When it comes to getting the names of people who interact with me, I only
bother to get names when service has been really outstanding (or really
crappy). Fact is, I'm TERRIBLE at remembering names.


> My assumption is the wait person I have for the evening is as well
> trained and attentive/knowledgeable as everyone else.

That might be true by some objective standard, but I'm talking about a more
subjective phenomenon, when the server can tell your tastes well enough to
make excellent recommendations as well as warn you of things you probably
WOULDN'T like. Normally, that kind of rapport is only gained with long
familiarity; finding it on a first visit to a restaurant is extraordinary.


Bob