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This has been building up over the past few weeks, but it is only now that it is starting to get REALLY annoying.
At first, the customer would come in, have a few beers, chat to a few people, and then he would leave. Simple.
Then, when he came in, he would have a few beers, chat to a few people, and then he would clear up his table before he left. OK, that was nice. Saved me a little bit of a job.
THEN, when he came in, he would have a few beers, chat to a few people, and then he would clear up his own table, and this friends table. OK, that's really nice of him.
AND THEN, when he came in, he would have a few beers, chat to a few people, clear up his and their tables, and on his way to the glasswash window, he would clear any glasses on any empty tables that were on the way there.
AND THEEEENNNN, when he came in, he would have a few beers, chat to a few people, but he would frequently leave his table, and go clear other ones, before me or any of the staff got a chance to get near them.
The manager entered, he spotted the customer.
Manager: Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES, is HE to get a free beer.
Me: Uhh, OK.
I had actually been debating giving him a free drink to say thank you, so I was confused when the manager was dead set against it.
The customer came up to talk to me.
SC: You know, I was in <rival bar> the other day, and I did the exact same there. Cleared tables and all that, and do you know what the manager did? He said I didn't have to pay for any drinks EVER AGAIN!
He winked at me.
Ahhhh, there it is. He's fishing for freebies.
Me: Wow. That was nice.
I walked away.
I popped into work today, and the customer was there AGAIN! All of a sudden, I hear:
SC: Was everything OK with your meals?
I look over, and the customer is cleaning an OCCUPIED table! A couple were having a meal, and he cleared their plates away! They looked extremelly confused as to why a smelly bald man in an England football shirt was cleaning their table.
Manager: Oh hell no!
I watch the manager. He approaches the customer, taps him on the shoulder and hands him a bit of paper.
SC: What's this?
Manager: An application form.
Manager stormed off. SC looked extremelly confused.
I was in the bar for a good half hour, having something to eat. He was still walking around, cleaning tables. He spotted me.
SC: You know, if I was in <rival bar>, the manager would have free drinks lined up for me!
I lost it.
Me: Look mate, I do 12 hour shifts here clearing tables, and I don't even get free drinks!
He looked very offended and wandered off. He left the bar about ten minutes later.
I wonder if he'll be in tomorrow. My manager says he's going to ban him if he ever sees him cleaning tables again.
At first, the customer would come in, have a few beers, chat to a few people, and then he would leave. Simple.
Then, when he came in, he would have a few beers, chat to a few people, and then he would clear up his table before he left. OK, that was nice. Saved me a little bit of a job.
THEN, when he came in, he would have a few beers, chat to a few people, and then he would clear up his own table, and this friends table. OK, that's really nice of him.
AND THEN, when he came in, he would have a few beers, chat to a few people, clear up his and their tables, and on his way to the glasswash window, he would clear any glasses on any empty tables that were on the way there.
AND THEEEENNNN, when he came in, he would have a few beers, chat to a few people, but he would frequently leave his table, and go clear other ones, before me or any of the staff got a chance to get near them.
The manager entered, he spotted the customer.
Manager: Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES, is HE to get a free beer.
Me: Uhh, OK.
I had actually been debating giving him a free drink to say thank you, so I was confused when the manager was dead set against it.
The customer came up to talk to me.
SC: You know, I was in <rival bar> the other day, and I did the exact same there. Cleared tables and all that, and do you know what the manager did? He said I didn't have to pay for any drinks EVER AGAIN!
He winked at me.
Ahhhh, there it is. He's fishing for freebies.
Me: Wow. That was nice.
I walked away.
I popped into work today, and the customer was there AGAIN! All of a sudden, I hear:
SC: Was everything OK with your meals?
I look over, and the customer is cleaning an OCCUPIED table! A couple were having a meal, and he cleared their plates away! They looked extremelly confused as to why a smelly bald man in an England football shirt was cleaning their table.
Manager: Oh hell no!
I watch the manager. He approaches the customer, taps him on the shoulder and hands him a bit of paper.
SC: What's this?
Manager: An application form.
Manager stormed off. SC looked extremelly confused.
I was in the bar for a good half hour, having something to eat. He was still walking around, cleaning tables. He spotted me.
SC: You know, if I was in <rival bar>, the manager would have free drinks lined up for me!
I lost it.
Me: Look mate, I do 12 hour shifts here clearing tables, and I don't even get free drinks!
He looked very offended and wandered off. He left the bar about ten minutes later.
I wonder if he'll be in tomorrow. My manager says he's going to ban him if he ever sees him cleaning tables again.
) but I don't ask for free magazines for my troubles...
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