Doe sit drive you crazy when you say thank you to some one and they reply No Problem.?

Question

What ever happened to the word you're welcome?

Answer 1

to be honest it drives me nuts now because a co-worker uses it all the time. just a simple "you're welcome" would be nice to hear once in a while especially because she is using it in response to someone older than her who is her boss.

Answer 2

The proper response from a server isn't actually even "You're welcome." It's "It was my pleasure." Anything else "You're welcome", "No problem" implies that whatever you thanked them for was work. Yes, it was work, but the whole point of hospitality is that the hospitality worker makes his or her work appear as if it had not been work.

Personally, I don't care whether or not my "Thank you" is verbally acknowledged. As long as the server is not outwardly rude, and my food is good, I'm happy with my meal.

I did that job for too many years to be that critical. The work is a lot harder than most people give it credit for, and every penny servers earn is hard-earned. But technically, the correct response is "My pleasure."

Frankly, I'm of the opinion that the people who are actually bothered by "No problem" are looking for a reason to be bothered.

Answer 3

as a casual "you're welcome" it comes across as being much more sincere and from the heart. it is much more real human emotional contact than most people even bother with these days. I've heard that it bothers some people, older women in particular, but all the hoity-toity, standoffishness that masquerades for proper etiquette more often masks true feelings and simply is used to hide a bad attitude towards fellow human beings.

If you want and expect power and status and believe others are beneath you and should behave in a servile manner, a "no problem" would bother you. if you see the other person equal in the eyes of humanity, you'll be glad for the contact.

Answer 4

I doesn't drive me crazy, but I've never thought about it. I'm a server, and when my guests tell me "thank you" I sometimes say "no problem" to indicate that it wasn't a problem at all. Do you understand why some people use that response? It isn't to be rude, it's our way of saying "you're welcome and it was no trouble".

Answer 5

Wow, that question was written for me. I did not know that was an answer that would upset anyone. I say it when I mean it. I use it as to sort of put what I did off as not important enough to say thank you. When I do something worth a Thank You - I say your welcome. I guess it is when I give something to someone I use your welcome. When I just do a small favor I say no problem. Sorry, I'll listen for that in my speach in the future.

Answer 6

It already became part of the culture. It did bother me when that reply hit me the first time, then I had to accept it because more and more people are using it.

Technically speaking, it's not quite polite or sincere.

So I understand why you ask this question.

Answer 7

Doesn't drive me crazy.. If you don't like when people say it to you then just say something to them next time when they say no problem like..." You mean ,you're welcome?"

Answer 8

I do appreciate "your welcome" more so than "no problem" and as a server, I try to never say "no problem" to my customers.
But if they, in response to me, say "no problem", it doesn't bother me, because many people ignore any communication anyway, so I guess some response is better than none at all.
That's kinda sad huh?

Answer 9

naw...that one doesn't bother me. However, I don't particularly like "yep". I say "thank you" and the, " response is "yep". I always wonder if it's "yep, I'm glad to do it" or "Yep, I've had to do something for someone again!" I'm sure it has more to do with laziness than self promotion but it bugs me all the same.

Answer 10

No it doesn't bother me. I think the term "no problem" is used to put the other person at ease. More like, "Its no problem, don't even worry about it"