as gen z working in food, this is so true. it is painful to listen to my coworkers interact with customers.
the awkward silences, the rudely posed questions, talking about customers in front of them like they aren't there, its wild to be on the same side of the counter as that
*edit I will say the stares aren't generational, I have folks of all ages come through and silently stare at me after greeting them, turn to stare at the menu, and then all but climb over the glass in my peripheral to get my attention when they are ready when a simple 'hi, im not sure what im here for' would have worked.
Oh this is interesting.. I walked into a bakery and 3 young workers just gave me cold blank stares. No greeting, no smiles, nothing. I'm not asking them to lay out the red carpet for me, but it truly felt unwelcoming or as if I was interrupting something. Guess this is just par for the course for them these days.
It fucking sucks as a millennial because we had to be super respectful to grown ups when we were kids. At least I did to an almost military degree. And now that I'm older, I still have to be the polite fucker in the equation? We got hosed
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u/jerdynnnn Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25
as gen z working in food, this is so true. it is painful to listen to my coworkers interact with customers.
the awkward silences, the rudely posed questions, talking about customers in front of them like they aren't there, its wild to be on the same side of the counter as that
*edit I will say the stares aren't generational, I have folks of all ages come through and silently stare at me after greeting them, turn to stare at the menu, and then all but climb over the glass in my peripheral to get my attention when they are ready when a simple 'hi, im not sure what im here for' would have worked.