What did you think of the poem, DESERTED? Is the customer always right?
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Re: What did you think of the poem, DESERTED? Is the customer always right?
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Your interpretation of the question matches mine. The answer must relate to the plight of the waitress. The reaction from the boss magnifies complicity in the abuse the poetess wants to convey. Sadly, there was a time when laws did not protect women from the culture of workplace sexual harassment.Damian Keyes wrote: ↑04 Feb 2024, 22:56 In this poem, the customer was disrespectful and trying to inappropriately grab the waitresses butt. Of course, in this matter, the customer is wrong. The "always" in the phrase "the customer is always right" automatically denotes that this phrase cannot be true because no one is right. It was sad that the waitresses boss saw what was going on and said this phrase to her. My takeaways is to always choose morals over money.
Having read several responses that generalize about business policies, it pains me to see the missed opportunities to call out the boss. Thank you for doing so. As I missed it in my post as well, my Appalachian granny would have told me, “If it woulda been a snake, it woulda bit 'cha.”
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Nice way to put it.Catherine Radford wrote: ↑06 Nov 2023, 08:23 If I’m the customer then yes the customer is always right. If I am customer support, then customers can be wrong.
I think if we take it this way it affects equity and fairness. Right or wrong is not based on personal encounter or experience.
Right is right
Wrong is wrong
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I also agree with you. Morals are morals. Abuse of any form shouldn’t be tolerated. We should help make the workplace safe and welcoming for everyone.Carol McCoy Phelps wrote: ↑08 Feb 2024, 22:38Your interpretation of the question matches mine. The answer must relate to the plight of the waitress. The reaction from the boss magnifies complicity in the abuse the poetess wants to convey. Sadly, there was a time when laws did not protect women from the culture of workplace sexual harassment.Damian Keyes wrote: ↑04 Feb 2024, 22:56 In this poem, the customer was disrespectful and trying to inappropriately grab the waitresses butt. Of course, in this matter, the customer is wrong. The "always" in the phrase "the customer is always right" automatically denotes that this phrase cannot be true because no one is right. It was sad that the waitresses boss saw what was going on and said this phrase to her. My takeaways is to always choose morals over money.
Having read several responses that generalize about business policies, it pains me to see the missed opportunities to call out the boss. Thank you for doing so. As I missed it in my post as well, my Appalachian granny would have told me, “If it woulda been a snake, it woulda bit 'cha.”
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Lol,
I like the conclusion it comes from the place of experience. But I don’t think all screaming means they are wrong. They may be startled or shocked.
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