Robert F.
Yelp
Great sub, but the service? Uh . . . I walked in at 4:20 today (April 14). There were two employees. Employee 1 was ringing up a customer. I went to the ordering counter, where Employee 2 appeared to be working on something and didn't acknowledge me at all. That's the first sign of trouble. I assumed she was too busy or simply not in the role of taking orders, so we both stood there doing nothing for a couple of minutes. I know customers often call in orders, so I assumed that's what she was doing. I'm not the pushy type, so I just waited.
Finally Employee 1 nodded to her as if to ask, "What's going on over there?" Employee 2 told him, "I'm waiting." Was she waiting for me? Apparently so. I nodded toward her and placed my order.
Went to the register, rang up the order, did not leave a tip. If she had at least acknowledged my existence, of course I would have given her the highest tip per my usual practice. Employee 1 handed me the sandwich and said, "Here you go." That's the second sign of trouble -- failing to thank the customer. I thanked HIM out of habit, when someone hands me something. He said, "You're welcome."
My advice for management, if you read this, is very simple: Tell your employees to say hello to customers and thank them when they buy. Easy!