Does this sign offend you?

[crystalbaud]

I am not offended by it. But I do see it as weak leadership.

You nailed it.

 

[Mesa]

All I know for sure is that I cant see it move

I guess what they are trying to say is if you see the sign move you must be really ____ed up and thus not attentive to your customers.

That's a completely different angle I hadn't considered. If the serving staff has ESP powers, I'd start recruiting for a carnival or opening up 1-876 phone hotlines rather than asking them to marry ketchup or fill salt shakers.

 

[Puay]

Not that bad if this is placed behind the counter for employees. Definitely a big No No, if customers get to see this. It simply reflects how badly the place is managed.

 

[darthviper107]

I think all places have sayings like that even if it's not obvious to customers, I don't think it reflects bad managing but rather the state of most places---people that work at places like that don't have a reason to care about anything other than a paycheck

 

[King Darkness]

Wait a minute.....I think I saw it move

 

[Dash]

I can see that if you're a guy who's busily doing his job on a day to day basis, having a manager/owner plant this sign in the middle of your work area may be a mistaken implication that his employees are just hanging out and getting a paycheck.
I'm curious, isn't it the job of whoever put this sign up to be keeping an eye on his employees (and making sure things are getting done) and NOT creating clever little arts and crafts projects to offend his subordinates? Where was HIS boss when he was out at Kinko's creating this work of art???

 

[Eli26]

The only thing that offends me is the lack of proper grammer. "Your not..."

Well, Your not a very smart boss to post that up without reading through it better

The "employees must wash hands" signs are worse IMO. Do they really need signs to remember to wash their hands after using the restroom? I mean really.

Actually, unfortunately I believe they should. Not everyone is into a sanitary life style. When I was at a IHOP in the US 6 years ago one of the cooks was taking a piss next to the urinal from me, and didn't bother to wash his hands afterward. I always wash my hands after I take a piss or crap, but not everyone does.

 

[King Darkness]

When I go out to eat I just accept that there are risks involved with eating food I have not personally prepared, I am sure at least 2 out of 5 cooks dont wash their hands.

Besides, I have an immune system for a reason. Germs are good for you

 

[DarthNeil]

The only thing that offends me is the lack of proper grammer. "Your not..." Well, Your not a very smart boss to post that up without reading through it better

The "employees must wash hands" signs are worse IMO. Do they really need signs to remember to wash their hands after using the restroom? I mean really.

Same here.

 

[devilof76]

One Saturday night at work, a girl came in off the street in tears. I asked her what was wrong and she said she couldn't believe what she just saw. I asked what she saw.

She had just been across the street at the Irish pub, and she witnessed the owner telling the girl who was working barback to get the hell to work changing kegs. She said it was the worst she had ever seen anyone treated by an employer in her life. She kept asking over and over, "You people let employees be treated like this in your town? Answer me? Do you let this happen?"

And on, and on. I kept wondering what she wanted me to say. I asked where she was from, being so innocent and pure that the owner of a busy bar yelling at an employee was a traumatic event.

She was from Manhattan.

WTF, I said to myself.

Is this relevant to the subject of the thread? It feels like it is, but I can't put my finger on it.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

My argument was that if I had such problem employees that need a sign to tell them not to screw around too much, I'd have a private talk with the employee or group of employees, and if needed one warning, then show them the door.

I guess I just thought it was totally classless to display this sign in plain view if the customers.

I wouldn't get offended by it, but yes it's pretty classless to put this where patrons can read it. I would ask to see the manager and explain it to them, and also point out that they aren't as bright as they believe they are.

~~I also worked at a restaurant and walked out one night when the coke-head manager started yelling at me in the middle of the dining room. I was running food out to another server's table and the order was messed up (cook's fault). For some reason she thought it was appropriate to _____ me out in front of the table. That is until I cashed out all my tables on walked out in the middle of a busy Saturday night shift.

 

[preeny101]

Shouldn't be out there for customers to see. If it was posted back of house, that's a different story.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

Shouldn't be out there for customers to see. If it was posted back of house, that's a different story.

Definitely. I've heard managers say something like "If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean."

 

[Kabukiman]

I don't know if offended is the right word, but it is classless. And I totally agree with Darth Cruel who said it's a sign of weak leadership.

But to answer the question at the end of your post; no, it's not appropriate at all. Among so many other things wrong with this, it's also an invitation for a patron, who likes to moonlight as a bully, to treat the staff like garbage.

 

[ChrisCJ99]

I don't have any problem at all with owners/management making sure their employees are staying efficient. But having been a hospitality employee for over 7 years, I'm a little annoyed by this. I think this is VERY unprofessional. This just gives the public a bad perception of the establishment. If I saw this sign I would immediately get the impression that owner is a slave driver or who doesn't communicate well with the staff. Either way, I just think it's bad business management. There are other ways to go about relaying this information to the staff, and a sign like this would make me think poorly of the establishment...

 

[azurepred]

The only thing that offends me is the lack of proper grammer. "Your not..."

Well, Your not a very smart boss to post that up without reading through it better

The "employees must wash hands" signs are worse IMO.Do they really need signs to remember to wash their hands after using the restroom? I mean really.

Yes, they do!,cause even with the signs there, they still dont do it. . Too many ppl think that sprinkling their hands with water is the same thing as using soap

 

[Chapter 2099]

The only thing that offends me is the lack of proper grammer. "Your not..."

Well, Your not a very smart boss to post that up without reading through it better

The "employees must wash hands" signs are worse IMO. Do they really need signs to remember to wash their hands after using the restroom? I mean really.

That's EXACTLY what I was going to say.

 

[BuffyGirl]

It didn't bother me. It's just ridiculous that it's needed. Hire some new people if you feel they aren't doing their job. But I don't think it's appropriate for customers to have to see something like that.

 

[Agent47]

The only thing that offends me is the lack of proper grammer. "Your not..."

Well, Your not a very smart boss to post that up without reading through it better

The "employees must wash hands" signs are worse IMO. Do they really need signs to remember to wash their hands after using the restroom? I mean really.

Hardly demands respect for the authority figure who authored the note. But maybe if they could spell they wouldn't be managing a restaurant in the first place .

From my own extensive experience working in the industry I've often found that those occupying the upper positions are also often the least intelligent, and when unable to properly motivate resort to threats and negative reinforcement to make it appear as though they are doing a good job when in actuality they are not. In other words, notes like these are an attempt to validate their position, and in this case, unfortunately, end up only illustrating their limited educational experience. There's my Bourdeui-like sociological analysis. And I have also had a coked-up manager in my face. An evil, evil industry.

 

[The Ween]

My argument was that if I had such problem employees that need a sign to tell them not to screw around too much, I'd have a private talk with the employee or group of employees, and if needed one warning, then show them the door.

I guess I just thought it was totally classless to display this sign in plain view if the customers.

I totally agree because in putting that sign up for all to see, it makes them all out to be slackers or something.

I don't think it makes the boss/owner look very good either.

Plus it's an ugly sign.