I am in a nice little bakery that has a self-serve coffee station. I’ve just finished a job interview for this place that went very well, and they’ve offered me a coffee and a meal for free before I leave.
They have some little bowls filled with decorative rocks to catch the drips from the coffee urns so they don’t splatter all over the counter.
It looks like this has been designed to match the chill yet elegant aesthetic of the place. It’s a shame then that the aesthetic is ruined by a large and obnoxious sign written in big bold red ALL CAPS:
Sign: “Please do not try to eat the decorative rocks.”
I sit down and enjoy my coffee and sandwich, smiling to myself at the ludicrousness of the sign. In the time it takes me to do so, I see a customer walk over with their coffee cup, fill up on some coffee, pick up one of the rocks, throw it in their mouth, grunt in pain and shock, and march up to the counter to complain.
I then see a tired-looking employee walk over to the already large and obnoxious sign, and replace it with an even larger one. It’s going to be interesting working here!
Welcome To The Service Industry, Part 5
I am in a nice little bakery that has a self-serve coffee station. I’ve just finished a job interview for this place that went very well, and they’ve offered me a coffee and a meal for free before I leave.
They have some little bowls filled with decorative rocks to catch the drips from the coffee urns so they don’t splatter all over the counter.
It looks like this has been designed to match the chill yet elegant aesthetic of the place. It’s a shame then that the aesthetic is ruined by a large and obnoxious sign written in big bold red ALL CAPS:
Sign: “Please do not try to eat the decorative rocks.”
I sit down and enjoy my coffee and sandwich, smiling to myself at the ludicrousness of the sign. In the time it takes me to do so, I see a customer walk over with their coffee cup, fill up on some coffee, pick up one of the rocks, throw it in their mouth, grunt in pain and shock, and march up to the counter to complain.
I then see a tired-looking employee walk over to the already large and obnoxious sign, and replace it with an even larger one. It’s going to be interesting working here!