The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast sandwich.
The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick up your
order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an order and
drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from the
register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
texting, she gave me my change.

I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care of
the employee.

What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text message.
The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast
> sandwich. The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick
> up your order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an
> order and drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from
> the register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
> texting, she gave me my change.
>
> I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
> information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care
> of the employee.
>
> What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
> thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text
> message. The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.

I hire day workers from time to time to help with my cabling business side.
Smokers are bad enough but texters beat them by a mile when it comes to
wasting MY time. Every single time they get a text it is drop everything
and grab the cell phone. Any text is too important to not command their
complete and undivided attention. It is so bad now I tell them up front
that if they want a day's pay from me they can leave their cell phones in
their car. It's a real problem. It truly is an addiction just like
smoking; they cannot go 15 minutes without it.

"Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast
> > sandwich. The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick
> > up your order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an
> > order and drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from
> > the register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
> > texting, she gave me my change.
> >
> > I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
> > information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care
> > of the employee.
> >
> > What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
> > thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text
> > message. The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.
>
> I hire day workers from time to time to help with my cabling business side.
> Smokers are bad enough but texters beat them by a mile when it comes to
> wasting MY time. Every single time they get a text it is drop everything
> and grab the cell phone. Any text is too important to not command their
> complete and undivided attention. It is so bad now I tell them up front
> that if they want a day's pay from me they can leave their cell phones in
> their car. It's a real problem. It truly is an addiction just like
> smoking; they cannot go 15 minutes without it.

I've seen it and it's difficult to comprehend. When I get a text if I'm
busy with something it simply waits until I have a free moment to deal
with it. If I listen to the reminder beep a few times until I finish
whatever I'm doing so be it.

On 1/8/2013 3:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast sandwich.
> The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick up your
> order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an order and
> drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from the
> register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
> texting, she gave me my change.
>
> I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
> information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care of
> the employee.
>
> What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
> thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text message.
> The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.

Good for you. It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. Imagine
being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
responding to a text?

nancy

On Jan 8, 1:48*pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote:
> On 1/8/2013 3:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> > The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast sandwich.
> > The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick *up your
> > order at window #2. *It was early in the morning and I placed an order and
> > drove to #1. *The young girl took my money, made the change from the
> > register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. *Once done
> > texting, she gave me my change.
>
> > I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. *With some
> > information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care of
> > the employee.
>
> > What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
> > thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text message.
> > The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.
>
> Good for you. *It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. *Imagine
> being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
> responding to a text?
>
> nancy

and consider most of the texts going back and forth are things like,
"hey, what ya doing"..."nothing, what you doing"?

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast
> sandwich. The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick
> up your order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an
> order and drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from
> the register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
> texting, she gave me my change.
>
> I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
> information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care
> of the employee.
>
> What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
> thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text
> message. The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.

I see this all the time. All sorts of places. I don't get it. I also go
into a chat room elsewhere. I am shocked at how many people go in there at
work. They're not on a break or lunch either! And there is a forum where I
used to go. People went there from work too. One was an ER nurse who
worked the night shift. She'd actually complain about the people when she
came in because she'd have to stop talking to us and attend to them! This
went on for a long time and then someone finally took action and made the
computer so she couldn't go there any more. If I were an employer I
wouldn't put up with that stuff!

"Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote in message
...
> On 1/8/2013 3:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast
>> sandwich.
>> The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick up your
>> order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an order
>> and
>> drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from the
>> register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
>> texting, she gave me my change.
>>
>> I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With
>> some
>> information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care
>> of
>> the employee.
>>
>> What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
>> thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text
>> message.
>> The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.
>
> Good for you. It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. Imagine
> being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
> responding to a text?

I think she might have learned about customer service after this?
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On 1/8/2013 4:52 PM, Chemo wrote:
> On Jan 8, 1:48 pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote:
>> On 1/8/2013 3:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast sandwich.
>>> The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick up your
>>> order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an order and
>>> drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from the
>>> register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
>>> texting, she gave me my change.

>> Good for you. It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. Imagine
>> being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
>> responding to a text?

> and consider most of the texts going back and forth are things like,
> "hey, what ya doing"..."nothing, what you doing"?

Exactly! I almost commented that the conversation was probably
not anything important ... to put it MILDLY.

nancy

Great job Ed. Hopefully you got her fired so she can draw welfare and food stamps etc. Prob make more than flipping burgers or texting at the register. Smart thinking. What kinda free coupons did we score?

On 1/8/2013 5:08 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote

>> Good for you. It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. Imagine
>> being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
>> responding to a text?
>
> I think she might have learned about customer service after this?

I'd like to think she would think before being rude to a
customer next time, wait until you're not busy to chit chat
with your friends.

I just thought it might be a good lesson in general.

nancy

On 1/8/2013 4:48 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 1/8/2013 3:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast
>> sandwich.
>> The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick up your
>> order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an order
>> and
>> drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from the
>> register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
>> texting, she gave me my change.
>>
>> I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With
>> some
>> information of the time and date, they will check the video and take
>> care of
>> the employee.
>>
>> What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
>> thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text
>> message.
>> The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.
>
> Good for you. It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. Imagine
> being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
> responding to a text?
>
> nancy

You just *know* it was something terribly important, too. Like
so-and-so broke up with whatshisname. No! Give me a break.

Jill

On 1/8/2013 5:02 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast
>> sandwich. The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick
>> up your order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an
>> order and drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from
>> the register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
>> texting, she gave me my change.
>>
>> I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
>> information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care
>> of the employee.
>>
>> What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
>> thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text
>> message. The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.
>
> I see this all the time. All sorts of places. I don't get it. I also go
> into a chat room elsewhere. I am shocked at how many people go in there at
> work. They're not on a break or lunch either!

I guess I've always been a curmudgeon. At one particular company I
worked for (12 years) there was one guy in the department who was
*always* using ICQ to chat and no, he wasn't on break. I didn't have
the authority to tell him not to do that. But it was irritating because
the rest of us had to take up the slack. He also thought hitting
Alt+Tab to change screens would hide the fact he was chatting.

The network administrator was a pal so I put a bug in his ear about this
guy spending 80% of the workday doing nothing but chatting on ICQ. It
was all I could do to keep from laughing when the NA stopped by his desk
and gave him some BS about network bandwidth and noticing ICQ on a
report... LOL (The bandwidth thing was probably true but nothing was
really being monitored that closely, yet.) That did the trick.

(It didn't take long before they really *did* start restricting any
program installations or downloads to a few people with Admin access.)

Jill

On 1/8/2013 5:54 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 1/8/2013 5:08 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote
>
>>> Good for you. It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. Imagine
>>> being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
>>> responding to a text?
>>
>> I think she might have learned about customer service after this?
>
> I'd like to think she would think before being rude to a
> customer next time, wait until you're not busy to chit chat
> with your friends.
>
> I just thought it might be a good lesson in general.
>
> nancy

I'm sure it's not her dream job, but it's a job and the customer should
come first. Time enough later to worry if Tiffany's ex-boyfriend broke
up with the new gf. Because I'm sure that's just how "important" the
text message was.

I hope she learned something. I'm glad Ed said something to the owner
of the franchise. And hope he follows through. I'm not saying the
young woman should be fired. But personal cell phones need to stay in
the car or be turned off once you enter the workplace.

Jill

On 08/01/2013 3:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast sandwich.
> The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick up your
> order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an order and
> drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from the
> register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
> texting, she gave me my change.
>
> I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
> information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care of
> the employee.
>
> What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
> thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text message.
> The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.
>
>


I probably would have said something to the girl myself. Hey!!! Can
you do that later?

On 1/8/2013 5:55 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/8/2013 4:48 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> Good for you. It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. Imagine
>> being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
>> responding to a text?

> You just *know* it was something terribly important, too. Like
> so-and-so broke up with whatshisname. No! Give me a break.

You know, I think that would be wildly interesting compared to
the actual conversation.

Used to be I wondered what people were talking about on their
cellphones that they were unable to detach the thing from their
ear for more than a minute a day, it seemed. Then upon overhearing
the conversations, it was generally about nothing at all.

I assume it's the same with texting, only now things are quieter
wherever you go.

nancy

On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 6:41:15 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 08/01/2013 3:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> > The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast sandwich.
>
> > The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick up your
>
> > order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an order and
>
> > drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from the
>
> > register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
>
> > texting, she gave me my change.
>
> >
>
> > I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
>
> > information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care of
>
> > the employee.
>
> >
>
> > What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
>
> > thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text message.
>
> > The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.
>
> >
>
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> I probably would have said something to the girl myself. Hey!!! Can
>
> you do that later?

That would require him to be something more than a pussy.

"Pete C." > wrote in message
...
>
> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast
>> > sandwich. The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and
>> > pick
>> > up your order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed
>> > an
>> > order and drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change
>> > from
>> > the register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once
>> > done
>> > texting, she gave me my change.
>> >
>> > I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With
>> > some
>> > information of the time and date, they will check the video and take
>> > care
>> > of the employee.
>> >
>> > What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
>> > thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text
>> > message. The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.
>>
>> I hire day workers from time to time to help with my cabling business
>> side.
>> Smokers are bad enough but texters beat them by a mile when it comes to
>> wasting MY time. Every single time they get a text it is drop everything
>> and grab the cell phone. Any text is too important to not command their
>> complete and undivided attention. It is so bad now I tell them up front
>> that if they want a day's pay from me they can leave their cell phones in
>> their car. It's a real problem. It truly is an addiction just like
>> smoking; they cannot go 15 minutes without it.
>
> I've seen it and it's difficult to comprehend. When I get a text if I'm
> busy with something it simply waits until I have a free moment to deal
> with it. If I listen to the reminder beep a few times until I finish
> whatever I'm doing so be it.

Yes, the world can wait for a rersponse from "what r u doing?"

On Jan 8, 3:45*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast sandwich.
> The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick *up your
> order at window #2. *It was early in the morning and I placed an order and
> drove to #1. *The young girl took my money, made the change from the
> register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. *Once done
> texting, she gave me my change.
>
> I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. *With some
> information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care of
> the employee.
>
> What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
> thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text message.
> The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.

Will you be going back to see if she is still on the job? You did the
right thing to report her.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 08/01/2013 3:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast
>> sandwich.
>> The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick up your
>> order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an order
>> and
>> drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from the
>> register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
>> texting, she gave me my change.
>>
>> I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With
>> some
>> information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care
>> of
>> the employee.
>>
>> What she does at work when not busy is none of my business, but I never
>> thought someone would make a customer wait so she could send a text
>> message.
>> The owner was very apologetic and is sending me some coupons.
>>
>>
>
>
> I probably would have said something to the girl myself. Hey!!! Can you
> do that later?
>
He was more efective! He got some freebies and chances are, she was fired.

On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:59:06 -0800, The Other Guy
> wrote:

>On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 15:45:43 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski" >
>wrote:
>
>>I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
>>information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care of
>>the employee.
>
>Did her act in ANY way affect your order?
>
>Was the order wrong, or cold? If not, then WHY would you care?
>
>

I cared because I had to wait for her. The money was sitting on the
counter and it would have taken her less time to hand it to me than it
did for her to text.

It is an ignorant thing to do, against company policy, and can drive
away customers. Would you allow it if you were the person paying her?

On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:05:50 -0800 (PST), wrote:



>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I probably would have said something to the girl myself. Hey!!! Can
>>
>> you do that later?
>
>That would require him to be something more than a pussy.

It was 6:25 AM, dark, and she was in a cashier's booth sort of alone.
It takes more of a man to leave and resolve the problem later than to
harass a young girl under those circumstances. There is a proper time
for everything.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:05:50 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
>
>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I probably would have said something to the girl myself. Hey!!! Can
>>>
>>> you do that later?
>>
>>That would require him to be something more than a pussy.
>
> It was 6:25 AM, dark, and she was in a cashier's booth sort of alone.
> It takes more of a man to leave and resolve the problem later than to
> harass a young girl under those circumstances. There is a proper time
> for everything.

better for her to learn that not all customer complaints will be made to
her, which she can blow off.

"Nancy Young" wrote in message
...

On 1/8/2013 4:52 PM, Chemo wrote:
> On Jan 8, 1:48 pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote:
>> On 1/8/2013 3:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> The other day I stopped at a local fast food place for a breakfast
>>> sandwich.
>>> The drive-up window has two steps, you pay at window #1 and pick up
>>> your
>>> order at window #2. It was early in the morning and I placed an order
>>> and
>>> drove to #1. The young girl took my money, made the change from the
>>> register, then put it down while she texted on her phone. Once done
>>> texting, she gave me my change.

>> Good for you. It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. Imagine
>> being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
>> responding to a text?

> and consider most of the texts going back and forth are things like,
> "hey, what ya doing"..."nothing, what you doing"?

Exactly! I almost commented that the conversation was probably
not anything important ... to put it MILDLY.

nancy

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other jobs
that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the calls
and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada

On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
> Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
> jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the
> calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada

No kidding! Leave the cell phone in your car or in your purse or your
locker or whatever. You're there to do a job, not to exchange
meaningless, unimportant chit-chat with your friends.

Jill

On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 9:04:01 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
>
> > Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
>
> > jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the
>
> > calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada
>
>
>
> No kidding! Leave the cell phone in your car or in your purse or your
>
> locker or whatever. You're there to do a job, not to exchange
>
> meaningless, unimportant chit-chat with your friends.
>
I leave mine in my car. Of course, that's not really by choice since it's Onstar.
>
> Jill

--Bryan

"The Other Guy" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 15:45:43 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski" >
> wrote:
>
>>I said nothing at the time, but I did call the franchise owner. With some
>>information of the time and date, they will check the video and take care
>>of
>>the employee.
>
> Did her act in ANY way affect your order?
>
> Was the order wrong, or cold? If not, then WHY would you care?

Because he is paying for service? Apart from which the lady could do with
a lesson in good manners.


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On 1/9/2013 10:21 AM, Bryan wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 9:04:01 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
>>
>>> Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
>>
>>> jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the
>>
>>> calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada
>>
>>
>>
>> No kidding! Leave the cell phone in your car or in your purse or your
>>
>> locker or whatever. You're there to do a job, not to exchange
>>
>> meaningless, unimportant chit-chat with your friends.
>>
> I leave mine in my car. Of course, that's not really by choice since it's Onstar.
>
> --Bryan
>
Heh. I don't own a cell phone anymore. Even if I did I wouldn't be
texting. As has been pointed out, it's a PHONE! Why type all that crap
when you can just call the person and talk to them?! (Having said that,
I *really* don't like talking on the phone.) Under no circumstances
should someone be texting friends while at work. That's not what
they're being paid to do.

Onstar is a different animal. Probably a very nice service for
automobile emergencies. Not for chit-chatting with the rep on the other
end of the line. Unless she's your best friend, of course

Jill

On 09/01/2013 10:04 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
>> Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
>> jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the
>> calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada
>
> No kidding! Leave the cell phone in your car or in your purse or your
> locker or whatever. You're there to do a job, not to exchange
> meaningless, unimportant chit-chat with your friends.
>

I wonder sometimes. The wife of one of my nephews is constantly texting
him from work or posting stuff to FaceBook from work. She works in a
coffee shop and I know they have video surveillance in there. Maybe she
is one of those who is under the impression that it is to watch the
customers. Most of those cameras are to watch the staff.

On 2013-01-09 14:58:16 +0000, Sharon said:

>>> Good for you. It will be a cheap lesson for that cashier. Imagine
>>> being so addicted that she couldn't even hand you the cash before
>>> responding to a text?

I hope she gets fired and dies in the gutter. That will teach her for
being an average media-addled adolescent.

>> and consider most of the texts going back and forth are things like,
>> "hey, what ya doing"..."nothing, what you doing"?
>
> Exactly! I almost commented that the conversation was probably
> not anything important ... to put it MILDLY.

Oh it's a crime that young adults don't have as much interesting things
to say as older and more mature adults. Why can't they just be BORN in
middle-age!

> Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
> jobs that could be done.

Of course! When you're doing menial wage labor you should make sure
that your dullard "manager" and some old creep picking his nose at the
drive-thru both see you as bona fide CEO material. WORK for the respect
you'll be denied!

> Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the calls and texts are job
> related....

Or music! Or social chit-chat. Or IDLING! Oh damn their idling!
Can't something be done (other than raising minimum wage of course) to
make these people fearful and uncomfortable every second of the day,
while they are doing a mindlessly stupid and unrewarding job? Where
are the salt mines when you need to teach people good manners and work
ethics!
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On 2013-01-09 15:04:01 +0000, jmcquown said:

> On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
>> Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
>> jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the
>> calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada
>
> No kidding! Leave the cell phone in your car or in your purse or your
> locker or whatever. You're there to do a job, not to exchange
> meaningless, unimportant chit-chat with your friends.

What an enlightening viewpoint. You folks are relentlessly dull and
predictable.
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On 2013-01-09 15:23:53 +0000, Ophelia said:

>> Did her act in ANY way affect your order?
>>
>> Was the order wrong, or cold? If not, then WHY would you care?
>
> Because he is paying for service?

No, at burger-joint prices and drive-thru windows he's paying for cheap
low-cost food. When I think "service" I don't think "fast food". Maybe
you think you're owed some sweepingly grand "consumer moment". Welcome
to another one of life's cruelties: You're not gonna get it at Stinky's
Food Hole.

> Apart from which the lady could do with a lesson in good manners.

Calling her manager because of text-phone usage--find me the manners in
that. You live a shitty life and work a shitty job and then you have
some ahole calling your boss because you didn't lick his boots with
smile. Did you check her uniform for imperfections?

What a world. You wake up angry and hostile at the crummy breaks you
got in life and then go inflict them on the next generation.
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On 1/9/2013 11:06 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 09/01/2013 10:04 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
>>> Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
>>> jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the
>>> calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada
>>
>> No kidding! Leave the cell phone in your car or in your purse or your
>> locker or whatever. You're there to do a job, not to exchange
>> meaningless, unimportant chit-chat with your friends.
>>
>
> I wonder sometimes. The wife of one of my nephews is constantly texting
> him from work or posting stuff to FaceBook from work. She works in a
> coffee shop and I know they have video surveillance in there. Maybe she
> is one of those who is under the impression that it is to watch the
> customers. Most of those cameras are to watch the staff.
>
>
No doubt! There's a convenience store/gas station about 5 miles from
where I live. There is a sign on the door warning customers "No Cell
Phones Allowed". Yet half the time the cashier is yakking on a cell
phone when you bring anything to the check out or want to pay for
gasoline. It's not the customers the owner should be worried about...

Jill

On 2013-01-09 16:05:57 +0000, jmcquown said:

> As has been pointed out, it's a PHONE! Why type all that crap when you
> can just call the person and talk to them?!

It's cheaper, it can be done silently during class, work, in the
doctor's office, and all the other many places you can't be talking on
the phone without being rude.

> (Having said that, I *really* don't like talking on the phone.) Under
> no circumstances should someone be texting friends while at work.
> That's not what they're being paid to do.

Ever work a job before? Did you spend 100% of your time working?
Never chat with co-workers about next/last weekend. Ever take a smoke
break, or a ****?
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On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 10:05:57 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/9/2013 10:21 AM, Bryan wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 9:04:01 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>
> >> On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >>> Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
>
> >>
>
> >>> jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the
>
> >>
>
> >>> calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> No kidding! Leave the cell phone in your car or in your purse or your
>
> >>
>
> >> locker or whatever. You're there to do a job, not to exchange
>
> >>
>
> >> meaningless, unimportant chit-chat with your friends.
>
> >>
>
> > I leave mine in my car. Of course, that's not really by choice since it's Onstar.
>
> >
>
> > --Bryan
>
> >
>
> Heh. I don't own a cell phone anymore. Even if I did I wouldn't be
>
> texting. As has been pointed out, it's a PHONE! Why type all that crap
>
> when you can just call the person and talk to them?! (Having said that,
>
> I *really* don't like talking on the phone.) Under no circumstances
>
> should someone be texting friends while at work. That's not what
>
> they're being paid to do.
>
>
>
> Onstar is a different animal. Probably a very nice service for
>
> automobile emergencies. Not for chit-chatting with the rep on the other
>
> end of the line. Unless she's your best friend, of course
>
The main use for Onstar phone service is my wife calling me to request that I stop on the way home at ALDI to buy a gallon of milk, and/or maybe some eggs or half&half.
>
> Jill

--Bryan

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Doesn't matter what plan you have. Texting is just plain stupid.
> Phones with full QWERTY keyboards, no less. *Unless* it was a work text
> (heh, doubtful) you know it's never about anything.

Apparently you haven't learned to use that tool. I have and it's very
efficient when used properly, and yes, I use it a lot for work related
activities.

Repeat post.

On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
>
>
> "Nancy Young" wrote in message

>> Exactly! I almost commented that the conversation was probably
>> not anything important ... to put it MILDLY.


> Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
> jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the
> calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada

There are always some chores that can be done while waiting for
the next customer, though she is probably not able to stray far
from that window. But I have to say, in my profession there were
times of crushing workload, then there was downtime. We certainly
did our share of goofing off when we had lulls.

This lull didn't occur between making someone's change and handing
it to them. Geez. Attention span of a gnat.

nancy

On 2013-01-09 18:58:30 +0000, Nancy Young said:

> Repeat post.
>
> On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
> >
> >
> > "Nancy Young" wrote in message
>
> >> Exactly! I almost commented that the conversation was probably
> >> not anything important ... to put it MILDLY.
>
>
> > Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
> > jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job unless the
> > calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada
>
> There are always some chores that can be done while waiting for
> the next customer, though she is probably not able to stray far
> from that window. But I have to say, in my profession there were
> times of crushing workload, then there was downtime. We certainly
> did our share of goofing off when we had lulls.
>
> This lull didn't occur between making someone's change and handing
> it to them. Geez. Attention span of a gnat.

The kids today!

On Jan 9, 11:20*am, Juan Anonly > wrote:
>
> On 2013-01-09 16:05:57 +0000, jmcquown said:
>
> > As has been pointed out, it's a PHONE! *Why type all that crap when you
> > can just call the person and talk to them?!
>
> It's cheaper,
>
No, it's not.
>
>
> it can be done silently during class,
>
>
You're supposed to be in class to learn so your silly butt doesn't
have to work at fast food joints. Pay attention in class and you
won't be reported to your boss for texting.
>
>
> work,
>
>
Once again, you're at work to work and be paid for the job you did
that day not be texting your addle brained friends.
>
>
> in the doctor's office,
>
>
Doctors and dentists offices around here will tell you quickly to turn
off that phone will in their offices. You're there to receive
treatment.
>
>
> and all the other many places you can't be talking on
> the phone without being rude.
>
>
And how is texting is any less rude than you having a cell phone
grafted to the side of your head??
>
>

On 1/9/2013 2:19 PM, gtr wrote:
> On 2013-01-09 18:58:30 +0000, Nancy Young said:

>> On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > "Nancy Young" wrote in message
>>
>> >> Exactly! I almost commented that the conversation was probably
>> >> not anything important ... to put it MILDLY.
>>
>>
>> > Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
>> > jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job
>> unless the
>> > calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada
>>
>> There are always some chores that can be done while waiting for
>> the next customer, though she is probably not able to stray far
>> from that window. But I have to say, in my profession there were
>> times of crushing workload, then there was downtime. We certainly
>> did our share of goofing off when we had lulls.
>>
>> This lull didn't occur between making someone's change and handing
>> it to them. Geez. Attention span of a gnat.
>
> The kids today!

Kids?

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> On 1/9/2013 2:19 PM, gtr wrote:
> > On 2013-01-09 18:58:30 +0000, Nancy Young said:
>
> >> On 1/9/2013 9:58 AM, Sharon wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Nancy Young" wrote in message
> >>
> >> >> Exactly! I almost commented that the conversation was probably
> >> >> not anything important ... to put it MILDLY.
> >>
> >>
> >> > Even if she wasn't busy with a customer, there must have been other
> >> > jobs that could be done. Cell phones don't belong on the job
> >> unless the
> >> > calls and texts are job related....Sharon in Canada
> >>
> >> There are always some chores that can be done while waiting for
> >> the next customer, though she is probably not able to stray far
> >> from that window. But I have to say, in my profession there were
> >> times of crushing workload, then there was downtime. We certainly
> >> did our share of goofing off when we had lulls.
> >>
> >> This lull didn't occur between making someone's change and handing
> >> it to them. Geez. Attention span of a gnat.
> >
> > The kids today!
>
> Kids?
>
> nancy

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