Christians and underlings.

written by Julie R. Neidlinger      1 comments      link this post     


A huge, angering, raging pet peeve of mine is how Christians treat retail employees, waiters, and service people. In my own retail/employee experience, some of the worst, most degrading moments have come at the hands of Christian customers.

One word: arrogance.

Of course, there are just as many polite and caring Christians as there are boorish and rude non-Christians. However, the topic and discussion on this post, and the post in question, doesn't surprise me at all. Not one bit.

I'm afraid I chimed in at the tail-end of the conversation, but reading the comments of both posts will be eye-opening. And disheartening. Of course, I have to remind myself of the kind of people that frequent such a site as the original post, and what they tend to say...it's a small pool of people.

I hope.

A small pool that doesn't come anywhere near me.

My general rules of Very Easy And Basic Things I Can Do To Humanize People Who Serve Me, And Show Them I See Them And Care About Them are:

1. Tip 20 percent, at least. If the service was really terrible...well, read the comments section here and see what you think about the story of a man who tipped well despite bad service. Plus, 20 percent is easy, easy math.
2. Look the person in the eye. Whether you're placing an order, paying at the check-out counter -- whatever it is, look them in the eye.
3. Smile. Won't kill you.
4. Have a Nice Day Back. If they say (or if they don't say, even) "Have a nice day," return it back, sincerely. While looking them in the eye.
5. Return awfulness with good. It might seem like it'll kill you, but it won't.
   

Any thoughts on the whole topic, or the posts linked to?

UPDATE: Here's an interesting post on tipping and gratitude.

Labels: culture, discussion, religion

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