Because it is a form of small talk. My autistic ass tries to fit in, and if it was raining, i’d ask something about the weather. I worked in service and most of the time i was glad i wasn’t seen as a meat-robot but a human that can talk
Yeah, but not on the degrading basis of service workers having to explain why they work. If you want to start a conversation you can ask if they have anything planned for the day. Still intruding and rude but at least not condescending.
I mean you do see a difference in starting a conversation on equal level or from up on a high horse, right?
I see sense in that but (un?)fortunately I’m incapable of starting conversations IRL usually. Also I am a rare visitor at restaurants or cafés, so that doesn’t help either
In the US the customers will say something similar to “They got you working on holiday/event?”
Without a glimmer of recognition that they are the reason you are working. Especially on Thanksgiving or days where people forget something small and need to run to the store.
Some people only seem to be comfortable if they’ve started a conversation with the waiters first (i.e other than “hi, are you ready to order?”). Americans especially! For these people, talkin in depth with strangers is a competitive sport.
In the US, so many people don’t have friends/lives/community. They just sleep and work (because no one here gets any time off). So, naturally, you learn to make conversation with strangers.
Ah how I wish to live in Germany. Or anywhere off this continent.
Why? If they’re too stupid to comprehend that very fact, that if there were no customers the business would have no reason to commit scheduling. Critical thinking in the US has intentionally been eroded by the ruling class, from every possible angle.
Sometimes people understand this, and yet they still ask, in the name of ‘making conversation’. I appreciate their motivation but disagree with the approach.
Why would somebody say that? They are the customer necessitating workers working on that day.
So I agree with the other comment. Here (Germany), nobody would ask that in the first place.
Am german, would ask…
Now I’m interested, why?
Because it is a form of small talk. My autistic ass tries to fit in, and if it was raining, i’d ask something about the weather. I worked in service and most of the time i was glad i wasn’t seen as a meat-robot but a human that can talk
See, and now a conversation is started
Yeah, but not on the degrading basis of service workers having to explain why they work. If you want to start a conversation you can ask if they have anything planned for the day. Still intruding and rude but at least not condescending.
I mean you do see a difference in starting a conversation on equal level or from up on a high horse, right?
I see sense in that but (un?)fortunately I’m incapable of starting conversations IRL usually. Also I am a rare visitor at restaurants or cafés, so that doesn’t help either
I mean no worries, restaurant are there for you to eat, not to talk to people, there are other businesses for that.
In the US the customers will say something similar to “They got you working on holiday/event?”
Without a glimmer of recognition that they are the reason you are working. Especially on Thanksgiving or days where people forget something small and need to run to the store.
Cognitive dissonance is the REAL American Pastime lol
You don’t feel the dissonance if you’re too dumb to connect the dots taps head
Some people only seem to be comfortable if they’ve started a conversation with the waiters first (i.e other than “hi, are you ready to order?”). Americans especially! For these people, talkin in depth with strangers is a competitive sport.
In the US, so many people don’t have friends/lives/community. They just sleep and work (because no one here gets any time off). So, naturally, you learn to make conversation with strangers.
Different cultures then. I’m there to eat not to talk.
Ah how I wish to live in Germany. Or anywhere off this continent.
Why? If they’re too stupid to comprehend that very fact, that if there were no customers the business would have no reason to commit scheduling. Critical thinking in the US has intentionally been eroded by the ruling class, from every possible angle.
Sometimes people understand this, and yet they still ask, in the name of ‘making conversation’. I appreciate their motivation but disagree with the approach.