Not So Tender About The Chicken
(I’m getting lunch at a sandwich shop on my way home from work. It’s a little busy and I’m behind a group of four construction workers. The server is chatting up and flirting with one of the construction workers. When she’s done putting the meat on the bread for him, it’s my turn and she instantly goes from smiling to having a nasty look on her face.)
Server #1: “What do you want?”
Me: “Hi. I’d like an oven-roasted chicken chopped salad, please.”
(The server sighs and rolls her eyes. She says nothing, puts the chicken in the microwave, and passes the salad bowl down the line, saying nothing else to me. After the construction workers get past the topping section and move on to paying, it’s my turn for the next server.)
Server #2: “Hi. Um… what type of salad was this?”
Me: “It’s a—“
Server #1: *cutting me off* “He got a veggie-only salad, nothing else.”
Me: “No, the chicken is still in the microwave. I had an oven-roasted chicken chopped salad.”
Server #2: *smiles and grabs the chicken out of the microwave*
(Then, I give the remaining toppings I want to [Server #2], one at a time. As I’m about to pay:)
Server #1: *with a loud and snotty attitude* “How was I supposed to know you had chicken for your salad?!”
Me: “Because you put it in the microwave?”
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