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Originally Posted by that_pope
So I used to go in once or twice a month for lunch, since they were pretty close my work. They always ask you what you want, and then before they type it in, they have to ask if it is for here or to go. After this happened a few times, I started my order by stating "for here". Wait a second or two to let it sink in, then place my order. A majority of the time after I place my order, they ask me "for here or to go". And I politely repeat myself. They were so stuck in their habit that they just couldn't not do it this way.
I used to check groceries and would always do stuff like this. Not intentionally, but you just have like a pre-programmed checklist of stuff to do every time, and even when you know the situation dictates that you deviate, it is really f'n hard to do. This is exacerbated by the fact that I was generally off in my head, not really paying attention. OTOH, I was the fastest damn cashier you have ever seen and wasn't much of a small talker (so pretty much dids ideal cashier). Anyway, the point is I would do stuff like ask people if they had coupons, when they put them on the belt and I had seen them. Ask them if they had a loyalty card when they had already handed it to me unbidden. We'd lol, and I'd get them quickly on their way, but yea I always felt dumb.
I also used to be a tour guide in a historic hotel in my hometown and it was the same thing. I learned the tour in order, so if someone was staying over in a room and wouldn't let us show it, it'd always **** up my order and I'd end up pointing out stuff that wasn't in the room we were in. In these situations, I'd just go with it unless questioned because one of my co-workers taught me that people didn't know **** and would just nod their head and move on silently even if you made no sense. He would routinely just make up **** for his own personal enjoyment on tours to see if people would even notice.