Aug 4, 2009

Bread people

After all this time searching for a topic to write about, I finally came to write also about my job. Meh, why not? It's also kinda fascinating sometimes, though I don't work with rednecks and stuff, ehehe. Nope, I work in a fancy kinda bakery, really good actually, with homemade organic bread, but also faretrade coffee, homemade pastries, and local cheese. So as it's all really good and conscentious, you might expect as well the customers to be conscientious (if the word do exists....Do I need to precise at this point that english is my second language..? :S). Yes, most of them are really nice and fun to serve. Yes, most of them do have a lot of money to shop there. And yes, some of them are snob :P, but eh, it's kinda better than those madmen and women from the store I used to work at, but I'll talk about it in another post maybe.. So anyways, it happens sometimes to encounter really nice customers, the regular, those who come EVERYDAY. It's quite stunning to realize, since we sell 3$ coffee and 2$ croissants, and they do come in EVERYDAY. But I like to already know what they'll get, they look so happy then, to be considered as a regular! What I also like are those who come for the first time, the new ones, but the open-minded ones, not those who just look around and complain about the high prices :P. I love to help and answer questions about the bread, and moslty the pastries. My boss is also impressed to see how fast I learned what was in each of them, I'll just say it's a passion for me, really :). I even sometimes wonder if I should study in this... Anyways, that other day, while I was serving a nice man Hindy looking, oh well, from an Asian country, there was this freaking dumb woman staring at him until he left, and even out of the place, she followed him to the door, to "look for what he'll do", like he will past by her car and punch a window !! She even looked discussed when I handed him is order and wish a good day ! How retarded is she, to even think like this!! I was so shocked and mad about it, like, today, it's really wrong and old thinking. It's almost a taboo to be racist ! On the other hand, can't blame all those ignorants to be like they are, but I just hope they don't have a large entourage that share their opinion :P. There is this old lady also, always coming for a soup close to the closing of the store. Usually she call first to know what are the soups of the day, because we also serve breakfast and lunch, but since we close a 7pm, we don't really have that much to serve for dinner. So this lady call and come not long after. She is quite funny in a way, but annoying too, because she always come when we are cleaning the place at the end of the day, and ask all the employees to make her order, so we're all busy for her, and end up doing like 3 alike ordes for the same person! I Think she is just in need of attention, which is sad, but the bakery is not really the right place to get it, mostly if we are ready to close the store, it's just irritating. Or some customers come at lunch time, while the tables are full, and expect to be served right about their sitting at the last table avaible. HELLO, I saw you, I'm busy RIGHT NOW, let me just a second or TWO and I'll get to you, you don't need to bother other employees busy with the bakery. They think they are the center of the place, how dare you to think you're better than anyone here! It's just disrepectful, really, and egoist. Ahaha, and here I am now writing about all those bad customers. But don't worry, there are lots of nice ones who tell you you made their day, or you have a nice smile :). Which I like the most at my job, and makes me want to work there for a long time, or at least until I'm done with school and finally away :).

2 comments:

  1. hahaha, bread people :P Oh, customer service...the job that exposes all elements of society lol. That lady sounded like a real bitch. I would have gone and smashed that car she was so concerned about...probably I would be encouraging some stereotype against teenagers tho, so maybe I wouldn't. Jeez Louise. Some people. Haha, or as my friend says, some people's children! :P
    I'm sure you are nice to all of them tho :D
    When/if you get your own bakery, can I be an official taste tester? Sometimes I try to create my own recipes but...ahem...my friends and family are really not fans of these, so I think I would be less helpful in that department.
    I love customer stories lol...this was a good post! Blogs are so much fun!

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  2. They are!! So, when will I get to read your stories?? Ahaha don't worry, your much more busier than I am, if I must say. And about that lady, well I exaclty said the same thing, that guy shouldve smash something just so she would have been right for once in her life :P. And yes, not being paid to smile at people I wouldve spit at her, or maybe not, just make the dirtiest look so she would have feel guilty for thinking like this! Anyways, for me starting a bakery, we'll see, but for the moment, I love my job precisely for tasting new products, but eh, I'm not that good of a critic, I like EVERYTHING ! :D
    -Robitussen

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