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Originally Posted by Link1130
I would just like to know that I, the one who started the thread, was not complaining about putting butter on the popcorn or layering the butter or anything like that. While it is a little frustrating to have nearly every customer ask for fresh layered butter when I have a line going on forever, its is their right to ask for layered butter, etc.
I still do not believe, however, that they have a right to just leave their garbage laying in the aisles however they please. I still stand by my statement that an usher's job is to make a theatre pretty for the next showing so that audience doesn't have to sit in a popcorn spill, not to clean up the previous showing's garbage so that they don't have to.
Yes, an usher's job is to keep the theatre clean. But just because you know someone has to clean the restroom doesn't mean to crap on the floor and sitkc the toilet paper to the walls. That doesn't help the economy, not matter how much you delude yourself that you're doing a favor.
And I'm not complaining about someone accidentally kicking over their popcorn or a drink forgotten in the cupholder. I'm talking about nachoes where the cheese has been upended over the floor. I"m talking about entire aisles filled with popcorn. I'm talking about nasty, wet napkins stuck in the cupholder or spitcups left on the floor.
I always try to make the customer happy, so long as making the customer happy doesn't go against what the bosses tell me to do. So if a customer accidentally spills their entire tub of popcorn on the floor, I'll refill it for free and probably end up sweeping the popcorn up. If someone didn't like the taste of Redvines and want to switch it out with something else, I'll give them a different candy and take that hit to our inventory.
I know my job and I do it well. Pretty darn well. I just think sometimes I'd like a little appreciation from the people I help is all.
* Link1130 shrugs and walks away
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Don't think people don't respect and appreciate that. I like coming into a clean theater, I like getting butter on my popcorn, and I know that part time work sucks.
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Originally Posted by DeathsHand
So if you need something, you'll play nice, but if something's considered optional/entertainment, you support being a complete ******* instead of say, simply chosing not to give them your business? I do believe food is more of a necessity than gas, yet not everyone throws their trash away at fast food places either... Not everyone places items at the grocery store back where they got them from...
If you don't need to watch movies at the theater (and you don't), why complain about the price? You don't have to spend your money on them... And if you spend them anyways and still complain, then go back next week to spend some more money, then complain again, is that not somewhat similar to getting a crappy job and complaining, but not looking for a better job? Find something better (or maybe just cheaper) to spend your money on...
And the keyword there is "irrational".
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The theater would rather lose my business in place of me leaving my condiments on the floor?
I'm not going to lie, I do play nice when I need something. I think most people do.
I'll call you out on your food/gas comment. I'll start by suggesting you walk to the store and walk 300 dollars of groceries back. I'm going to ask that you exclude buying alcohol and meat. Or, you can walk to McDonalds. That actually might sway in your favor, since McDonalds will eventually make you fat, however the closest McDonalds from my house is about 2 miles away, and I'd rather drive.
I don't need to watch movies at the theater. I live in a day of age where I can go online and download it, sometimes the night before the movie comes out. I won't delve into this argument since there is no winner, but the battle between the industry, the prices, and the piraters is crazy. Same goes to music.
But just so you know, I DO NOT buy music. And if I do, it's usually from the band's site, or music from obscure band that doesn't get money, and coincidently doesn't charge 17 dollars for their CD.