From the article--- "Sitting in the chair of CEO makes me no better of a person than the forklift operator in our plant," she says. "If you treat the waiter, or a subordinate, like garbage, guess what? Are they going to give it their all? I don't think so."
Good thing to remember when you get taken to lunch by the "made" guys at your company.
Having waited tables before makes one a very respectful restaurant customer.
When I was dating, my dad told me to watch how the men treated clerks and waiters because men who are courting will be on their best behavior with parents, etc., but their true nature can be revealed in how they treat people they consider subordinate. It was good advice then and it's good advice now. My husband treats the men who mow the lawn at the golf course with the same courtesy as he treats the man who owns the golf course.
I have the utmost contempt for people who tailor their behavior to the preceived status of the person with whom they are interacting.
I have more respect even for those who are nasty to everyone, no matter who they are!
I worked in HR, and did lots of interviewing for various positions....once I was interviewing a highly qualified fellow for a Technical SERVICE position (hi tech)....he was REALLY rude to me.....but, oh, so nice to the hiring manager.....Did he get hired? Nope.....I explained to the hiring manager that a guy who's rude to the HR person is NOT someone he wanted in "Service".....he agreed.
I always used to ask the receptionist and front office staff how they were treated when young people came in for interviews.
One other "lunch test" I've always heard of is to see if someone salts their food before tasting it. It is a sign of jumping to a conclusion out of habit before getting a good assessment of the reality of the situation.
Yep. And wait staff in L.A. will tell you how notorious most Hollywood celebrities are for treating them like dirt and being lousy tippers.
I worked with a guy who seemed to have teh goal of getting a wiatress to cry. I think he would goad them in to doing a bad job so he could justify a poor tip. (and this guy was loaded)
He got mad at a waitress once because he wanted broiled chicken and the restaurant didn't have a broiler. Just plain embarassing, although quite entertaining when the waiter would pay it back to him.
This is excellent advice. How a prospective husband treats waiters, busboys, maids, etc. is even more revealing than how he treats his mother.
It's Noblesse Oblige, and you can see it in occupants of hte Whitehouse. The Reagans and the Bushes were/are all loved by the permanent staff and SS, while the Carters and the Clintons were loathed.
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Honestly, I have always watched how people treat those around them, particularly folks that can be percieved as "beneath" them.... There is nothing more embarrassing than being with someone who treats the staff rudely and poorly.
I know I won't do business with someone who acts that way... and I wouldn't date someone who acts that way.
I'm reminded of Bill Clinton dressing-down a subordinate at a ceremony in DC. It occurred about one week into his first term and was caught on camera.
Good article and so true. If you observe people closely, they always give away their true natures.
I wholeheartedly agree with this. I've had friends who are cold, rude, poor tippers and/or difficult customers, and it not only makes me uncomfortable, it makes me think less of them for it.
They'd be lousy bosses.
Nice article.
I worked as a busboy in high school and have treated waiters, busboys, et al with supreme respect ever since.
This is an excellent article. Thanks for posting it.
If you ever want to learn about someones character, have them DRIVE you somewhere in heavy traffic.