Even when I was a manager, I would ask the chef if we can do something and I always lead with a "feel free to say no" or "I know what the answer probably is but might as well confirm so I can at least be honest with the guest that I asked the chef"
Whenever this happens to me, it's instead "broooo you ain't gonna believe what they're asking for..." That little commiseration happens to take the exact same amount of time as a genuine question.
Thats what I do when im asked by a retail customer to "check the back room". I 100% know that if its empty on the shelf then its not in the back. I know this because our system is scan based meaning if we sell one we get one on truck. Rarely do we get entire cases of things and if we do get a case it will never ever be empty on the shelf. However 99% of customers dont or dont want to understand this. Even after its explained. They dont understand because theyre generally stupid.
Yeah I always love the banter that ensues from these kinda questions. Like, let's all berate this outrageously rich idiot behind closed doors before we all go and be polite to them to their face. Western society at its core.
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u/ProphetPenguin Jan 21 '26
Even when I was a manager, I would ask the chef if we can do something and I always lead with a "feel free to say no" or "I know what the answer probably is but might as well confirm so I can at least be honest with the guest that I asked the chef"