Ugh. You really can feel yourself going slowly dead inside in the service industry. Anything you think is ‘cute’ or ‘punny’ on a menu, consider that some poor schmoe in the back has to say that SO MUCH it actually becomes a word that doesn’t even register in their senses anymore. Like constant use will cause callouses on your hands, constant repetition of stupid ad-slang causes callouses on your soul. If you want to know if something has this effect, challenge yourself to say it out loud in a crowded room full of strangers. If you can’t, or you feel very, very awkward afterwards, congrats! You found one of those horrid phrases!
Fun Mike… that’d be a mint something or the other, yah?
RN… we can all sing together!
Trev… I imagine back in the day… Mc”anything” at McDoh’s (what the French call McDonalds) was kinda silly. Egg McMuffin, McDonaldland Cookies, etc.
One thing I always noticed on fast food commercials (I don’t watch commercials anymore) is that servers always seem so happy when they are taking fake customer’s orders… Not so in real life. Soul-sucked, as you say, is more their demeanor.
If you’re lucky you get one who is still enthusiastic just to have a job. Afterwards it’s a drain. Just focusing on getting all the details right is trying sometimes. Much the same reason as people don’t smile widely while painting detailed works or the like, it’s hard to focus on what you’re doing AND bee sunny happy mcsmiley. That and the service industry is a horrible place where you are the bottom of the pond scum to everyone and they are happy to let you know that. This holiday season, be kind….. say something nice to your service industry folks! They could use the recognition as humans.
Grinchy Green with three shots of heart!!
No, no, the lyrics are, “two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree…”
Ugh. You really can feel yourself going slowly dead inside in the service industry. Anything you think is ‘cute’ or ‘punny’ on a menu, consider that some poor schmoe in the back has to say that SO MUCH it actually becomes a word that doesn’t even register in their senses anymore. Like constant use will cause callouses on your hands, constant repetition of stupid ad-slang causes callouses on your soul. If you want to know if something has this effect, challenge yourself to say it out loud in a crowded room full of strangers. If you can’t, or you feel very, very awkward afterwards, congrats! You found one of those horrid phrases!
Fun Mike… that’d be a mint something or the other, yah?
RN… we can all sing together!
Trev… I imagine back in the day… Mc”anything” at McDoh’s (what the French call McDonalds) was kinda silly. Egg McMuffin, McDonaldland Cookies, etc.
One thing I always noticed on fast food commercials (I don’t watch commercials anymore) is that servers always seem so happy when they are taking fake customer’s orders… Not so in real life. Soul-sucked, as you say, is more their demeanor.
If you’re lucky you get one who is still enthusiastic just to have a job. Afterwards it’s a drain. Just focusing on getting all the details right is trying sometimes. Much the same reason as people don’t smile widely while painting detailed works or the like, it’s hard to focus on what you’re doing AND bee sunny happy mcsmiley. That and the service industry is a horrible place where you are the bottom of the pond scum to everyone and they are happy to let you know that. This holiday season, be kind….. say something nice to your service industry folks! They could use the recognition as humans.
No more ridiculous than the names of most cafe drinks. Frappamochacinnolatte…ventegrandepresto size…uh…just gimme a damned coffee!