It is no secret that I feel this way, I have whined about it many a time. Sorry adolescents. If anyone disagrees with this universal truth, I guarantee you'll change your mind after patronizing any of the following places:
Any low-grade fast food restaurant
Water parks
The Movies
Teenage incompetence example #1 (location-Seven Peaks):
Me: Hi, we'd like two hamburgers and a hamburger combo....
Daft employee: (long silence as she searches for the picture of a hamburger on her computer screen)
Me: ...and a Coke.
Daft employee: (long silence as she searches for the picture of a soda on her computer screen)
Me: We'll also get a side of onion rings.
Daft employee: (looks up from screen as though startled from deep concentration) ....What?
Me: A side of onion rings.
Daft employee: We're out of onion rings.
Me: Ok, a side of fries then.
Daft employee: (long silence as she searches for the picture of french fries on her computer screen)
Me: And can we get the combo drink in a bigger size?
Daft employee: (confusedly) No. You'd have to order a separate drink for that.
Me: Can't we just pay extra for the larger size?
Daft employee: Uh...no.
Me: Hmmm... thanks.
We then waited for at least 15 minutes for our order although there were only 2 other orders before ours. As Scott will attest, I am not patient with inefficiency. Manufacturing efficiency is in my blood.
Teenage incompetence example #2 (location- Seven Peaks)
(standing in line with Scott to have our tube "baby-sat" while we go on tubeless slides)
Me: (to Scott) This is taking forever.
Daft employee: (Flips through at least 85 season passes to locate the gentleman's pass in front of us in line) [note: the passes are contained in a small box with no dividers, they are NOT alphabetical]
Me and Scott: (standing in silence, daring to hope that the season pass will be found in the next 60 seconds)
Daft employee: (without looking up to see just how ridiculously long her line has now become, flips through more passes)
Me: (aside to Scott) I can't believe how long this is taking.
Small blonde boy who steps in front of me: Excuse me... (squeezes right in front of us)
Me: (quietly to Scott) Does this kid really think he can cut in front of us because he needs his pass? He's NOT going before us.
Daft employee: (finds season pass for gentleman #1)
Next gentleman in line: (to daft employee) Hi, I need my season pass.
Daft employee: What is your name? (begins ridiculous search all over again without even blinking)
Me: (to Scott) What?! This is so stupid. Why aren't those cards in some kind of order?
Approximately 5 to 1 million minutes later....still waiting
Daft employee #2: (walks over from other end of the counter) Hi, what do you need?
Me: (annoyed) HI. WE NEED TO DROP OFF OUR TUBE.
Daft employee #2: Oh, ok.
Scott: (to Daft employee #2) This would go a lot faster if those passes were in alphabetical order.
Daft employee #2: Yeeeeah, they normally are. She's trying to get them in alphabetical order now.
Me: (at a loss for words... She's organizing them NOW?)
Teenagers, I DARE you to prove me wrong here. I DARE you to be good employees. Please make me eat my words. My time will inevitably be in your greasy hands again at some point and I beg you to search within yourself and find the will to do your job with some level of skill and speed.
6 comments:
first, i must say these stories are much more entertaining when told in person. whitney's exasperated facial expressions and lazy good for nothing teenager voice are a real treat.
next time, you should tell them "you are what the french call, les incompetent." they're so lame they probably won't even know what that is from.
This entry accurately describes almost every single interaction I have with working teenagers. UGH. I can't wait to see pictures of your new place when you move next week! :)
I find also that it is not just teenagers, but most of the employees at these types of establishments. The next time you go to fast food notice how many non-teens are working. Maybe it's not the teenagers fault, but some drugged out flunkie 35 year old that cant figure out how to put together a cheeseburger without the picture instructions looming over their head. Maybe these teenagers are actually doing better than you think...at least their working and not at home with Mommy waiting on them hand and foot. As I have always thought, there is a reason those in their 20-70's are working Mcdonalds.
I'll give you that there might be adults at the fast food chains...HOWEVER, I did not see one single adult at Seven Peaks. The teenagers are doing better than just standing still with mouths agape, but their work is just a notch above that.
I stand firm in my complaint.
whitney, you are hilarious.
I WAS ON THE SAME TRIP AND THE WHOLE DAY WAS INFURIATING!!! I WILL NOT GO BACK NOR RECOMMEND SEVEN PEAKS BECAUSE OF THE INEFFICIANCY AND THE LACK OF NOT REALLY CARING FOR THEIR GUESTS.
Whit did forget to mention the fact that we scalded are feet all day, literally, it hurt bad. and not finding a sign or any help after asking several employees about the terrible ground, did i ask a person in a "special polo" that they told me, oh yeah, you can wear your flip-flops, you just have to hold them on the way down--IDIOTS!!!!
Kens
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