Comments for Open Mike Night http://openmike.wordpress.com Sat, 17 May 2008 12:16:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Just How Good We Have It by O.V. http://openmike.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/just-how-good-we-have-it/#comment-602 O.V. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:21:13 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/just-how-good-we-have-it/#comment-602 I agree with Neal Boortz that anything that has to be offered as a service from one human being to another is not a basic fundamental human right, because where do you draw the line? I think having a personal butler and a personal trainer is a fundamental human right. :-D I agree with Neal Boortz that anything that has to be offered as a service from one human being to another is not a basic fundamental human right, because where do you draw the line? I think having a personal butler and a personal trainer is a fundamental human right. :-D

]]> Comment on Merry Christmas by Brian http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/merry-christmas/#comment-559 Brian Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:09:43 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/merry-christmas/#comment-559 Great list! Thanks for the link here and in your blogroll. :) Great list! Thanks for the link here and in your blogroll. :)

]]> Comment on THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING! by Brian http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/the-sky-is-falling-the-sky-is-falling/#comment-558 Brian Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:28:34 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/the-sky-is-falling-the-sky-is-falling/#comment-558 LMAO! I know exactly what you mean. Snow is so rare around here that the very mention clears out the bread and milk at every grocery story. What I can't understand is why people always go for the bread and milk. I'd rather stock up on ice cream, chips, and soft drinks! LMAO! I know exactly what you mean. Snow is so rare around here that the very mention clears out the bread and milk at every grocery story.

What I can’t understand is why people always go for the bread and milk. I’d rather stock up on ice cream, chips, and soft drinks!

]]> Comment on THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING! by Laura http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/the-sky-is-falling-the-sky-is-falling/#comment-542 Laura Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:31:29 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/the-sky-is-falling-the-sky-is-falling/#comment-542 We had some black ice on Friday, yes the roads were a LITTLE slick, but not panic worthy and the weather person said, "Please, stay off the roads today! It is better to be home than be out there." Umm....yeah, calling in because of a LITTLE ice would go over fantastically, especially since I live about 3 1/2 miles from work. We had some black ice on Friday, yes the roads were a LITTLE slick, but not panic worthy and the weather person said, “Please, stay off the roads today! It is better to be home than be out there.” Umm….yeah, calling in because of a LITTLE ice would go over fantastically, especially since I live about 3 1/2 miles from work.

]]> Comment on THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING! by irishsof http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/the-sky-is-falling-the-sky-is-falling/#comment-537 irishsof Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:38:54 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/the-sky-is-falling-the-sky-is-falling/#comment-537 It's the same here in Philly, John. Crazy, isn't it? You'd think the end was near. It’s the same here in Philly, John. Crazy, isn’t it? You’d think the end was near.

]]> Comment on THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING! by John http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/the-sky-is-falling-the-sky-is-falling/#comment-536 John Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:19:22 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/the-sky-is-falling-the-sky-is-falling/#comment-536 Ha! This is one day you want to stay away from the stores! Worse than Black Friday. I don't understand why a smidgeon of snow makes people in the DC metro area freak out as if it is the end of the world - and God knows they can't face the Apocalypse without extra milk, break, TP, etc. Ha! This is one day you want to stay away from the stores! Worse than Black Friday. I don’t understand why a smidgeon of snow makes people in the DC metro area freak out as if it is the end of the world - and God knows they can’t face the Apocalypse without extra milk, break, TP, etc.

]]> Comment on Xenophobic or…? by Scott Bradford http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/xenophobic-or/#comment-493 Scott Bradford Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:37:39 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/xenophobic-or/#comment-493 Hey, Mike. In my humble opinion, there's nothing xenophobic about it. Service is paramount in business, and if the server and customer can't communicate basic things (like 'double expresso' in a shop that sells coffee) then there is a problem. In the US, where the predominant (though not 'official') language is English, service should default to English and all customer-facing employees should be expected to understand and communicate (within reason) in English. It's not that hard either-- I've been to plenty of McDonalds', for example, where the person who takes my order doesn't seem to know any English beyond the items on the menu... but they usually know the menu items pretty well! I don't ask immigrants to be English scholars overnight, but working in a restaurant any employee should know the menu inside-and-out, frontward-and-backward within a few days... native English-speaker or not! Anyway, I sympathize :-) Hey, Mike. In my humble opinion, there’s nothing xenophobic about it. Service is paramount in business, and if the server and customer can’t communicate basic things (like ‘double expresso’ in a shop that sells coffee) then there is a problem.

In the US, where the predominant (though not ‘official’ ;) language is English, service should default to English and all customer-facing employees should be expected to understand and communicate (within reason) in English.

It’s not that hard either– I’ve been to plenty of McDonalds’, for example, where the person who takes my order doesn’t seem to know any English beyond the items on the menu… but they usually know the menu items pretty well! I don’t ask immigrants to be English scholars overnight, but working in a restaurant any employee should know the menu inside-and-out, frontward-and-backward within a few days… native English-speaker or not!

Anyway, I sympathize :-)

]]> Comment on Xenophobic or…? by Pstlyfdiva http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/xenophobic-or/#comment-492 Pstlyfdiva Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:34:15 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/xenophobic-or/#comment-492 I don't think it is xenophonic at all. I am an extremely un-xenophobic person and that still drives me nuts. Being able to communicate in English is key to front end service job function and if you cannot handle that, you cannot perform your job duties. It is on par with having physical limitations, you would not hire someone with some sort of arm limitation to deliver packages, you shouldn't hire someone with communication limitations to deal with customers. It is fantastic to offer people oppurtunities, but not if that will hamper your business running smoothly. I don’t think it is xenophonic at all. I am an extremely un-xenophobic person and that still drives me nuts. Being able to communicate in English is key to front end service job function and if you cannot handle that, you cannot perform your job duties. It is on par with having physical limitations, you would not hire someone with some sort of arm limitation to deliver packages, you shouldn’t hire someone with communication limitations to deal with customers. It is fantastic to offer people oppurtunities, but not if that will hamper your business running smoothly.

]]> Comment on Irony Episode III: Revenge of the Irony by Laura http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/irony-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-irony/#comment-313 Laura Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:58:29 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/irony-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-irony/#comment-313 Geniuses I tell you! Genuises. Geniuses I tell you! Genuises.

]]> Comment on Rattling in My Head by Laura http://openmike.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/rattling-in-my-head/#comment-96 Laura Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:05:12 +0000 http://openmike.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/rattling-in-my-head/#comment-96 i can see there would be a huge adjustment from going from being a lady of leisure to "work(ing) hard for the money...so hard for the money" ;) i can see there would be a huge adjustment from going from being a lady of leisure to “work(ing) hard for the money…so hard for the money” ;)

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