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I too was surprised at how complicated my first food service job was. there are so many opportunities to mess up in every minute of peak hours. at the same time

I too was surprised at how complicated my first food service job was. there are so many opportunities to mess up in every minute of peak hours. at the same time, I almost miss it. if food service paid the same as software dev, I might seriously consider switching back. as stressful as it was, there was a sense of closure at the end of every shift. if I messed something up, I would either hear about it by the end of the day, or it just wouldn't matter. in software dev, I can get bitten today by a poor design decision I made last year. nothing is ever fixed or finished; the bugs just haven't been filed yet.

Sohcahtoa82 6y ago
I worked at Subway for 6 years while earning my CS degree. I sometimes miss the mindless simplicity of the work. I miss knowing exactly what I need to be doing every day. But I certainly don't miss with dealing with the general public, where a very vocal minority has decided that it is socially acceptable to yell at service workers. It's even worse when it's their own mistake, like they ask for mustard when they meant honey mustard, and somehow I'M the idiot for not knowing which one they meant. Or they ask for "light mayo" and I ask them to clarify if they meant a small amount of mayo, or the low-fat mayo, and they snap an answer back at me as if I was being a smart-ass. The answers were close to 50/50 by the way. Damn maybe I don't miss it after all. I could go on for hours about how shitty some customers can be.
- leetcrew 6y ago
  > But I certainly don't miss with dealing with the general public, where a very vocal minority has decided that it is socially acceptable to yell at service workers. It's even worse when it's their own mistake, like they ask for mustard when they meant honey mustard, and somehow I'M the idiot for not knowing which one they meant. yeah I don't really miss stuff like that. although as I've gotten older, I've started to appreciate people who are overtly hostile. at least you know where they stand. I find it much harder to gauge people's intentions in white-collar land.

Sohcahtoa82 6y ago

I worked at Subway for 6 years while earning my CS degree. I sometimes miss the mindless simplicity of the work. I miss knowing exactly what I need to be doing every day. But I certainly don't miss with dealing with the general public, where a very vocal minority has decided that it is socially acceptable to yell at service workers. It's even worse when it's their own mistake, like they ask for mustard when they meant honey mustard, and somehow I'M the idiot for not knowing which one they meant. Or they ask for "light mayo" and I ask them to clarify if they meant a small amount of mayo, or the low-fat mayo, and they snap an answer back at me as if I was being a smart-ass. The answers were close to 50/50 by the way. Damn maybe I don't miss it after all. I could go on for hours about how shitty some customers can be.

leetcrew 6y ago
> But I certainly don't miss with dealing with the general public, where a very vocal minority has decided that it is socially acceptable to yell at service workers. It's even worse when it's their own mistake, like they ask for mustard when they meant honey mustard, and somehow I'M the idiot for not knowing which one they meant. yeah I don't really miss stuff like that. although as I've gotten older, I've started to appreciate people who are overtly hostile. at least you know where they stand. I find it much harder to gauge people's intentions in white-collar land.