Current Events > Do people never say "Thank You" to people in fast food?

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It just seems like when I say thank you after an order, they are just much nicer afterwards. Like that made their day. I thought that was common courtesy.

I never worked fast food so I dont know.

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Small town I'm in I typically say thanks and they people are generally very nice.

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I say thank you to every retail worker who helps me.

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I always say thanks to the retail worker, it comes out without me even thinking about it.

My maid doesn't.

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idk

i don't usually say thanks to the bus driver, but i do sometimes. and i usually say thanks to my uber driver, but just good bye sometimes. i usually thank waiters and cashiers once i get the food.

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I not only thank them but I clap for them as well

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I do. And I consider it my good deed for the day and be an asshole to everyone else.

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I once saw a woman in an SUV flip her entire shit when a coupon for a free Big Mac got turned down because the location wasn't eligible.

I was in the car behind her, and I just suddenly see the whole SUV start bouncing and swaying. I heard some muffled words, so I rolled my window down to listen.

The woman in the SUV was screaming, at the top of her lungs, over and over again: "I'm a baller, you a worker, BITCH!!" just going absolutely nuts. I must have heard her say it fifteen times before she screeched off at 30+mph from the parking lot.

So uh... No, I expect they don't get thanked often enough.

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i always say thank you to pretty much any service industry person unless they're a jerk

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As a worker in the food industry, I do appreciate it. Even a kind tone of voice does wonders.

Always understand that the employee has it rough too. We want to help you where we can.
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CyricZ posted...

I say thank you to every retail worker who helps me.

Same. But a lot of people are jerks unfortunately.

I pretty much always say thank you when appropriate. They did me a service. A thank you is polite.

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Very rarely, but it can be regional. I worked fast food in Kentucky and customers were way nicer than here in California.

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CyricZ posted...

I say thank you to every retail worker who helps me.

This. Its usually "thank you have a good day" or "thank you try to have a good day" if it's obvious they havent had one so far.

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I say "Appreciate it, have a nice day"

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I say it literally every time in any situation I am being serviced.

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Los Angeles here. I always say "May I have..." not "Can I get" or "Gimme". I also always say "thank you."

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But do you even tip the drive thru worker?

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I always begin with a "Hi, how are you?", And the rest of the transaction is generally pleasant. Also end with a thank you, and a you too if they say have a good day. Common courtesy costs nothing, and makes everything more pleasant.

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StarDestroyer posted...

I always say thanks to the retail worker, it comes out without me even thinking about it.

Same. People are just trying to get paid same as me. Don't need to make working harder than it already is.

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i say thank you because i'm thankful
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I say thank you so dey don't spit on my food
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Yup. I appreciate them

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i say thank you every time because i know they are people and not robots made to serve me

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i dont really eat fast food unless the donair shop counts as fast food

but yes i always say thank you. its how my dad raised me. always say please and thank you to people when they do stuff for you, ESPECIALLY the ones working shitty jobs. cuz the ones working shitty jobs could really use the joy

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i do but i'm from the south, i think it's just like that here
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Yeah, I'll always say "Hi, can I please get ____?", followed by a thank you after the order is completed.

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Yeah but only because I'm afraid they'll spit in my food if I don't.

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SomeLikeItHoth posted...

Yeah but only because I'm afraid they'll spit in my food if I don't.

You say thank you after you get the bag

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Gobstoppers12 posted...

I once saw a woman in an SUV flip her entire shit when a coupon for a free Big Mac got turned down because the location wasn't eligible.

I was in the car behind her, and I just suddenly see the whole SUV start bouncing and swaying. I heard some muffled words, so I rolled my window down to listen.

The woman in the SUV was screaming, at the top of her lungs, over and over again: "I'm a baller, you a worker, BITCH!!" just going absolutely nuts. I must have heard her say it fifteen times before she screeched off at 30+mph from the parking lot.

So uh... No, I expect they don't get thanked often enough.

When I first read this , I was thinking the SUV had a roll over (lol) And she was still yelling about a Big Mack.


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I wish they could accept tips, it's bullshit they can't. They're the ones I want to tip the most.

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nfearurspecimn posted...

You say thank you after you get the bag

When they take my order I always say thank you.

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i reckon it must be hard to work at a fast food place and be expected to put on a smile everyday. that shit sounds exhausting to me tbh... lol

ShyOx posted...

I wish they could accept tips, it's bullshit they can't. They're the ones I want to tip the most.

yea this lol

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ShyOx posted...

I wish they could accept tips, it's bullshit they can't. They're the ones I want to tip the most.

When I worked bojanglea sone of them hid their tips to me. Way that bojangles operated customers left their trash on the table and some would hide money under the tray they left on the table and they'd tell me as they walked out. Usually just like a dollar but on Christmas eve I got a 20 dollar tip for what was probably a 6 dollar meal

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CyricZ posted...

I say thank you to every retail worker who helps me.

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I also kiss them on the forehead, look into their eyes and tell them they're special

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One of the first things I noticed when I came to the UK is no one says thank you to bus/taxi drivers, delivery people, fast food workers etc

nor do they tip

I think it's a culture thing

More cynical , meaner cultures don't do it

Happier more open and friendly cultures are polite

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i only say thanks if someone is going above and beyond. If you're getting paid to do your job, i shouldn't say thanks to you for doing the thing and I don't expect anyone to thank me either unless I was exemplary. I want it to mean something and not just a convo fluff. Although where I live the culture is different, busy life here people are just trying to get on with their day.

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Akagami_Shanks posted...

i only say thanks if someone is going above and beyond. If you're getting paid to do your job, i shouldn't say thanks to you for doing the thing and I don't expect anyone to thank me either unless I was exemplary. I want it to mean something and not just a convo fluff. Although where I live the culture is different, busy life here people are just trying to get on with their day.

Picture it this way: you are working the front. You deal with customers all day who are rude, who are abrasive, who are loud, who have no manners. You get yelled at, you get told off, all over stuff you have no control over.

Then you hear someone say 'thank you' and be absolutely pleasant.

It really helps. It's a small thing that takes no energy and no real emotion, but feels nice when a customer shows appreciation for. The smallest extra effort makes me want to put the extra effort in.

Sure, they're doing their job, but it's nice to feel like you're doing something and hear kind words.
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Akagami_Shanks posted...

i only say thanks if someone is going above and beyond. If you're getting paid to do your job, i shouldn't say thanks to you for doing the thing and I don't expect anyone to thank me either unless I was exemplary. I want it to mean something and not just a convo fluff. Although where I live the culture is different, busy life here people are just trying to get on with their day.

A thank you literally costs nothing man. Being pleasant to someone shouldn't be done as a fucking reward, it should be normal.

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No
When they say "Enjoy your meal" I respond with "You too" like a proper awkward person

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3PiesAndAFork posted...

A thank you literally costs nothing man. Being pleasant to someone shouldn't be done as a fucking reward, it should be normal.

Being stingy with thank yous so that they have more power is a funny concept to me. I get that argument with "I love you", but jt doesn't translate. People just reasonably think you're an asshole when you don't use manners. And if you finally do, it's just like "oh, I guess they're not an asshole all of the time".

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StarDestroyer posted...

I always say thanks to the retail worker, it comes out without me even thinking about it.

This, but I was raised in the South. Residing in the Northeast now, it certainly does not seem the standard. I pretty much couldn't imagine an interaction with a cashier that doesn't end with me making eye contact and saying thank you.

I do it every time sometimes they don't even acknowledge me....

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I get their address and send thank you notes.

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It's not uncommon. You must live in a thankless town.

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