The "dust in the wind" making it onto my sandwich I find to be a repulsive thought - am I alone? Also, I don't want to be mean to anyone just following directions - although I would of course be polite in asking that they cease.
2007-10-12 11:05:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It is poor management to direct someone to sweep around a person who is eating. I work in a restaurant and our waitstaff are told that, in NO circumstances should they sweep the floor near people who are seated and eating; they have to wait until the section is clear.
So, there is nothing wrong with you politely asking someone to stop sweeping near you. Tell them that you will gladly talk to their manager if they feel they might get in trouble for not following their boss' directions.
2007-10-12 11:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by julz 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is very appropriate to TELL them to stop.
Your meal is the whole reason that you are there! As a health issue, this is inappropriate to "stir up dust" while diners are eating.
If the manager knows about this they will take action, but don't threaten anyone. Even the nicest managers can get defensive. This happened to us with a busboy vacuuming and the canister tipped over. When we told the manager, he cut our bill in half for the inconvenience.
His sincerity was refreshing, but we only had 1/2 a meal.
We have no doubt that you would be polite, that is why you are in the etiquette section.
Peace
2007-10-12 12:19:54 · answer #2 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually a smart thing to sweep up a table after someone gets up. Could you imagine what the restaurant would look like if they left it until the restaurant closed? It would be a major pigsty, plus staff are supposed to be there an hour after closing. I've had to work at a couple of places where we had to clean up while people were still eating because they didn't know it was time for them to go due to closing for the night.
2007-10-14 03:32:01 · answer #3 · answered by Karli P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! i might quite be distracted for 20 seconds for the duration of my meal than might desire to look at a grimy floor full of rice and bread crumbs from messy toddlers and sloppy eats. what's greater bothersome/troubling is a eating place that could quite bypass away food laying on the floor than with politeness sparkling it up. I difficulty approximately any eating place that leaves plates/grimy tables and flooring for any quantity of time. If it particularly is how they keep issues whilst clientele are observing merely think of how gross it particularly is interior the kitchen the place no person is finding. Gross.
2016-11-08 03:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by scasso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am usually happy to see them cleaning the restaurant. Plus, they don't stay near you for long. But at any rate, I suppose that a very polite request would be fine.
2007-10-12 11:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only would I ask them to stop, I would point out why you want them to stop. It will help them to realize what they are doing before they do it again to someone else. How rude! I would have been really ticked and requested a new sandwich.
2007-10-12 11:17:39 · answer #6 · answered by ArLorax 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely ask to to come back and finish sweeping when you are finished eating and have left your table. You should also talk to management when you leave, not so much to complain, but to let them know that this is happening.
2007-10-12 11:14:37 · answer #7 · answered by Sophiesmama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it's very annoying when they do that....I hate it when they hang around too much or repeatedly ask if "everything is ok" I want to say..."it would be if you'd get out of my space!" But then I am a little weird...I like to eat alone and often get annoyed if people hassle me....
2007-10-12 11:18:24 · answer #8 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you are right they should stop but do they? NO so what I do is tell the manager and usually get a free meal for an unpleasent meal
2007-10-12 18:27:24 · answer #9 · answered by Danielle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not! Just ask politely, you don't want them doing something to more of your food that might be coming out.
2007-10-12 11:14:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋