I’ve had my job at Dairy Queen since I was 15 years old, as I was hired the summer before my junior year of high school. I’ll be going back to the good ol’ DQ for my third consecutive summer next week, and if there’s one thing I dislike about my job, it’s definitely the rude, inconsiderate customers. So, before I go back to swirling cones and mixing blizzards, I’d like to get a few things off my chest.
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Please don’t talk down to me. I’m going to have a college degree within the next few years, and the last thing I need is for you to talk to me like I’m a toddler.
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Yes, as a matter of fact, I do know how to do my job. I was hired for a reason, and I don’t need you questioning my work capabilities.
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When a drive-thru worker says “we’ll be with you in a moment,” she means she’ll be with you in a moment. She’s not sending you a coded message to place your order right away. (Chances are, she’s not even ready for you to order yet.)
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If we happen to mess up your order, don’t throw a tantrum. We’d be more than happy to fix our mistake without being told we’re “incompetent” or “imbeciles.”
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Just for the record, Dairy Queen has over 40 blizzard flavors, so when you ask us to list our different blizzard flavors when a menu is staring you in the face, we want to talk to you like you’re the incompetent one.