Comments on: How To Serve: Part I - A Guide To Dressing Yourself http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:39:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Whiny http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4142 Whiny Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:21:58 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4142 You know, I think these rules generally apply to EVERY work place. Not just food service. I can't tell you the number of people I've worked with in a call center that should have taken time from their busy schedule to BATHE! As far as wardrobe goes, I'm no fashion Nazi, but I would appreciate it if my coworkers would take the effort to wear, at the very least, a polo-style shirt and khaki pants. Torn jeans and a t-shirt piss me off to no end and fuck if the managers care. Am I alone in thinking appearance affects the quality of work? You know, I think these rules generally apply to EVERY work place. Not just food service. I can’t tell you the number of people I’ve worked with in a call center that should have taken time from their busy schedule to BATHE! As far as wardrobe goes, I’m no fashion Nazi, but I would appreciate it if my coworkers would take the effort to wear, at the very least, a polo-style shirt and khaki pants. Torn jeans and a t-shirt piss me off to no end and fuck if the managers care. Am I alone in thinking appearance affects the quality of work?

]]> By: Chimera http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4143 Chimera Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:45:47 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4143 Not just clean hair, but <i>contained</i> hair! If it's long, it needs to be tied or pinned or covered -- whatever it takes to guarantee that some of it does not end up falling or dragging in my soup. And no perfumes. Half the presentation of food is its aroma. Don't make it compete with the latest cheap odors found on the shelves at the local "boutique." This especially goes for anything scented with fruit (which has the added annoyance of attracting insects). Not just clean hair, but contained hair! If it’s long, it needs to be tied or pinned or covered — whatever it takes to guarantee that some of it does not end up falling or dragging in my soup.

And no perfumes. Half the presentation of food is its aroma. Don’t make it compete with the latest cheap odors found on the shelves at the local “boutique.” This especially goes for anything scented with fruit (which has the added annoyance of attracting insects).

]]> By: Ryan http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4144 Ryan Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:19:11 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4144 Whiny, No. No you are not. Chimera, Thanks for clarifying. I'm glad to get some female perspective on it. How would I know about contained hair? Seriously. Whiny,
No. No you are not.

Chimera,
Thanks for clarifying. I’m glad to get some female perspective on it. How would I know about contained hair? Seriously.

]]> By: Masie http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4146 Masie Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:42:41 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4146 Yes please! Wash you MFing hands. Often and with vigor. And NO PERFUME. It is bad enough my customers bathe in it. Must you? You are serving food. Be clean but do not compete with the aroma of garlic and well prepared food. Seriously and thank you. Yes please! Wash you MFing hands.
Often and with vigor.

And NO PERFUME.
It is bad enough my customers bathe in it. Must you? You are serving food. Be clean but do not compete with the aroma of garlic and well prepared food.
Seriously and thank you.

]]> By: Aims http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4147 Aims Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:28:19 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4147 another thing that really grosses me out when im out with family and friends is when the server plays/fixes their hair or touches their face and then comes back out with your food...and you KNOW they didnt wash their hands inbetween...coming from a management back ground this is something that totally drives me NUTS its like would you really want to eat or drink something i served you after watching me play with my hair or touch my face...i think not!!!! another thing that really grosses me out when im out with family and friends is when the server plays/fixes their hair or touches their face and then comes back out with your food…and you KNOW they didnt wash their hands inbetween…coming from a management back ground this is something that totally drives me NUTS its like would you really want to eat or drink something i served you after watching me play with my hair or touch my face…i think not!!!!

]]> By: Chimera http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4148 Chimera Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:41:24 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4148 Ryan, you actually have my brother to thank for the thing about contained hair. Back when he tossed pizzas for a living, he also had hair long enough to sit on. He used to get his girlfriend to put in into a topknot, then tie it with a net, and then put the chef's hat on top of all that. His getting ready for work was quite the production. But it paid off. Not one complaint about the "extra topping" on the pizza. Ryan, you actually have my brother to thank for the thing about contained hair. Back when he tossed pizzas for a living, he also had hair long enough to sit on. He used to get his girlfriend to put in into a topknot, then tie it with a net, and then put the chef’s hat on top of all that. His getting ready for work was quite the production. But it paid off. Not one complaint about the “extra topping” on the pizza.

]]> By: wowzer http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4149 wowzer Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:46:01 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4149 Thanks dear author...but how sad that so many haven't the brains between their ears to know this already. The need to write this saddens me ever so much. Thanks dear author…but how sad that so many haven’t the brains between their ears to know this already. The need to write this saddens me ever so much.

]]> By: » Blog Archive » How To Serve: Part II - Personal Hygiene And Other Things Your Mother Should Have Taught You http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4179 » Blog Archive » How To Serve: Part II - Personal Hygiene And Other Things Your Mother Should Have Taught You Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:19:38 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4179 [...] a four-part series designed to inform servers on how they’re fucking up. You can read Part I here, Part III here or Part IV [...] […] a four-part series designed to inform servers on how they’re fucking up. You can read Part I here, Part III here or Part IV […]

]]> By: » Blog Archive » How To Serve: Part III - Making The Customer More Comfortable http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4283 » Blog Archive » How To Serve: Part III - Making The Customer More Comfortable Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:48:31 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4283 [...] a four-part series designed to inform servers on how they’re fucking up. You can read Part I here, Part II here, or Part IV [...] […] a four-part series designed to inform servers on how they’re fucking up. You can read Part I here, Part II here, or Part IV […]

]]> By: » Blog Archive » How To Serve: Part IV - Between The Check And Their Ass Hitting The Door http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4374 » Blog Archive » How To Serve: Part IV - Between The Check And Their Ass Hitting The Door Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:03:34 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-4374 [...] a four-part series designed to inform servers on how they’re fucking up. You can read Part I here, Part II here, or Part III [...] […] a four-part series designed to inform servers on how they’re fucking up. You can read Part I here, Part II here, or Part III […]

]]> By: Melina http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-6199 Melina Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:38:07 +0000 http://www.iserveidiots.com/2007/10/10/how-to-serve-part-i-a-guide-to-dressing-yourself/#comment-6199 very interesting. i'm adding in RSS Reader very interesting. i’m adding in RSS Reader

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