A Quick Life Story: Things Could Be Worse
 

Monday I had a pretty rough day at work. Usually before a holiday weekend, we end up trying to jam five days work into four. So it was one of those days where we were so busy, there was no time for a lunch break. I had a particularly difficult customer giving me a rash of crap over something that happened while I was on vacation a few weeks ago, and....well...just one of those days.

I was wanting some BBQ. The Gates near my house burned down a few months ago. So while I was headed home, I stopped at the Gates at 12th and Brooklyn. When I got to the counter, I gave the lady my order. The phone rang. The phone was right at the front counter. The supervisor lady picked it up and listened, and started saying "Oh Lord....Oh No.....Yeah....Oh Lord." She put the phone on hold. Then she yelled out at this other lady working behind the counter and just said "Phone Call." This was all happening right in front of me while I was waiting for my food.

The other lady picked up the phone, listened, then dropped the phone, fell to her knees sobbing "HE'S GONE.....HE'S GONE.'' And started crying and wailing. Two other women (not the supervisor) picked her up and escorted her back in the office where she continued wailing.

Obviously, it was bad news that she had lost a husband, or brother, or other close family member. It was very sad. My question is, why would a supervisor do that to an employee? Why wouldn't she have told her to take the call back in the office? Somewhere private? I couldn't believe it.

And on the way home, I kept thinking selfishly about how that whole episode had put a real exclamation mark on my shitty day. Then I felt really bad for the woman, and thought about how much worse her day was than mine.

Wish there was something I could have done or said to help, but there was nothing.

And shame on Gates management for doing that to her.

That's a shame. Q39 wouldn't have done her like that.



(too soon?).

Sh*tty manager......I get it, its a "Gates BBQ" manager, but still......

I hope she finds peace....
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But you still got your BBQ though, right? You left out the important part...

With all respect to the departed loved one....

"Hi, may I help you........be informed about the death of your family member?"

probably got it to go.
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Yeah, I got my food. The person waiting on me was not the woman affected.

And yet Alex lives...

:D I see you working...

That's a mixed plate of emotions to go through.

Holy **** your shtick is old.

Find new material already.

If only you had some shtick.

Gates verbally assaults you upon walking in to the restaurant to get your order

Hi may I help You

But honestly, the shock of something major probably thows the thought of courtesy out the window for what it's worth

No gimmicks here, pretty boring.