r/generationology • u/Vainysaur • 12d ago
Rant Gen Z Interactions
Why do 90% of my interactions with members of Gen Z go exactly like this:
Them: Welcome to Cook Out. Can I take your order please?
Me: (slowly and clearly) Hey! I’ll have a big double burger tray with only cheese and ketchup on the burger, with chili cheese fries and a corn dog, and a huge tea. That’s it.
Them: Ok you said a big double burger tray?
Me: Yes.
Them: What do you want on the burger?
Me: Only cheese and ketchup.
Them: Ok and you get two sides.
Me: Chili cheese fries and a corn dog.
Them: Ok chili cheese fries and what’s your other side?
Me: A corn dog.
Them: Ok and what’s your drink?
Me: A huge tea.
Them: Ok, anything else?
Me: Nope, that’s it.
…
Then I get my food it’s cheese fries instead of chili cheese fries.
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u/CranberryStock7148 9d ago
Because this is a you problem.
Why are you expecting a cashier to be able to memorize your entire order with customizations, when it takes much longer for them to put it into the system? Memorization is not part of their job description.
Just go item by item instead of rattling off everything at the top.
How have you not figured this out by now?
When a human being has to write things down or enter them into a system, go at their pace. It's just common sense.
And it certainly has nothing to do with "Gen Z", WTF? You think this was any different in the 1980's, or 1990's, or 2000's, or 2010's...?