Charlie Noodles
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LizzieMaine said:This is exactly so -- and it's one reason why I'm extremely careful who I hire for concession help at the theatre. The vast majority of kids today were taught that there's no need for them ever to defer to anyone else -- so the notion of *serving* customers as opposed to simply "waiting on them" is something they can't fathom. It grates on my nerves when I go to a fast-food stand and give my order and the kid on the other side of the counter looks at me and says "That it?" or when *I* end up being the one who says a pointed "thank you" at the end of the transaction. (And when they say "No Problem" back, I feel like screaming.)
Contrariwise, I find at the register what often happens is we both end up thanking eachother about three times together. Pay for the goods 'Thank you', get the change 'Thank you', receipt 'Thank you'. This always seems silly to me; it seems neither of us are quite sure when the thanking should be done. What would the etiquette suggest?