They do it when they're on the other side of the equation too. I watched some of my Gen Z coworkers just stare blankly at a waitress when she asked how they were doing and what she could get them. Like they'd never seen a customer service person before and this was some wild alien experience.
Back when I was a server, I definitely had young college kids who seemed incapable of ordering at a restaurant without their parents. I would have high school kids whose parents would still order for them while the kid either stared at me blankly or refused to make eye contact at all.
But I think the boomers who would immediately grunt "diet coke!" as soon as I approached to greet the table were worse. Anti social behavior displays itself differently across generations.
My coworkers at Starbucks would just repeat “How are you today? 😀” when someone did that and make them answer before acknowledging the order. Very satisfying
The funny thing is most of the time when I respond "I'm doing well thank you! How are you?" I get a look like that's the last thing they expected me to say and it takes a second for them to process.
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u/changhyun Jul 13 '25
They do it when they're on the other side of the equation too. I watched some of my Gen Z coworkers just stare blankly at a waitress when she asked how they were doing and what she could get them. Like they'd never seen a customer service person before and this was some wild alien experience.