they are here to serve

[Rantsylvania 6-5000]

They already did - it's called Reality Television.

Corrected for specificity.

I hadn't thought of that...maybe because I don't watch that shit!

[Jetfire]

If Dave was catering, he would be wearing shorts and flip-flops.


Jester, that's basically what I was trying to say. Stick up for your employees and maybe not every idiot has to get transferred to a supervisor.

The 'indifference' you are seeing may be real, but more likely is coming from the story telling style Dave has (The HAL style of story telling), along with some anonymizing/paraphrasing.

I'm sure IRL he responds a little differently, and probably does touch on some of the things you mentioned. It's just that those EW's he posts about would not be satisfied until they got the resort to pay them for the honor of serving them, anything less would be Worst Vacation Ever.

[Jester]

Jet, it is possible you are correct. It is also possible that Dave is telling us the stories exactly as they happen, and he really does come off to the guests as that indifferent. Which very well could exacerbate their frustration with the situation.

I am not saying it's either way, as I don't know. But those are both certainly possibilities.

[taxguykarl]

Why do I have the impression that this EW wanted to be served by butlers dressed in black, and at the same time expect them to not smell from transpiration?

Why do I get the impression that this SC's answer is along the lines of EXACTLY!

[Sparky]

Dave, you're leaving out the most important part!

These shorts-wearing waiters, did they have nice legs?

[Andara Bledin]

Jet, it is possible you are correct. It is also possible that Dave is telling us the stories exactly as they happen, and he really does come off to the guests as that indifferent. Which very well could exacerbate their frustration with the situation.

He's noted a time or two that he paraphrases and gives a narrative as opposed to the actual conversations verbatim.

^-.-^

[depechemodefan]

In the OP, the guest was also complaining that the servers were laughing at her. I think it went something like this:

sc: OMG! You are the 3rd server who comes over in just shorts, flip-flops and a t-shirt!
server: (thinking sc must be joking) oh, hee, well, we are at the beach, and it is hot.
sc: You're talking back at me?!? You just ruined my holiday!!!!
server: um, sorry, I thought you were joking.

[mharbourgirl]

I like Dave's style of storytelling. I get to imagine him speaking like a cross between HAL9000 and Data, with that wonderful imperturbable calm that not even the most unrealistic demands can ruffle and would satisfyingly frustrate the hell out of these frothing-at-the-brain nutjobs who are so miserable that nothing can make them happy.

I've never had a tropical vacation. It's a dream of mine, though. I don't understand how someone who can afford one can be so unhappy with what they get. I have absolutely no sympathy for the whiny toads Dave has to deal with, because I haven't believed the universe revolved around me since I was four years old.

[Jester]

I've never had a tropical vacation. It's a dream of mine, though. I don't understand how someone who can afford one can be so unhappy with what they get.

I, like Dave, live and work in a tropical vacation destination.

And let me tell you that there are certain people who, no matter what, are bound and determined to be miserable. As much as most people love my little island, there are always a handful of Grade A world class douchebags, for whom nothing is ever good enough.

To them I simply say, "Get the fuck off my island!"

[MoonCat]

To them I simply say, "Get the fuck off my island!"

So you can vote them off?

[Racket_Man]

So you can vote them off?

naaa just tie them to a boat and shove them off into the ocean they will eventually turn up somewhere????

[mariamousie1]

I can only pray that the worst vacation I ever have is because of employees wearing shorts and flipflops. Seriously?

[cinema guy]

naaa just tie them to a boat and shove them off into the ocean they will eventually turn up somewhere????

Inside a shark? Or will even Jaws spit them out, cos they are so bitter?