Hi all,
I want to share a few things that happened to me this weekend, purely because I'm a nice person and I told people about it. I went to a few restaurants, and reviewed the service and food well on tripadvisor and google maps. I showed the servers/bartenders/managers at the restaurants the sportive reviews I was giving, and they replied in kind. At one place, we got free chai tea. At another, free dessert.
At any rate, it was easy/free for me to give these positive pieces of feedback. It's also uncommon. Most people just get what they need/want and move on. Because I'm willing to point it out when people do nice things, or are very good at their job, or are just helpful and kind, I generally get free stuff and the best kind of customer service. In short, when I see people do nice things or do their job well, I say so. To them, to their manager, to the internet . . . doesn't matter. I'm shouting it to the void, and maybe people pay attention, and maybe they don't. Either way, I said it. Merely appreciating someone is literally free, and doesn't take much time.
Now, sometimes I get bad service, or crappy food, or they don't remember my order. Any of these things can also happen at restaurants. When this happens, I try to be kind and understanding. I don't always succeed. However, getting chicken instead of shrimp in my dish because a person who doesn't speak English very well is understandable. It was great chicken, and I'm not pescetarian, so in the end what does it matter? I'm grateful that I have food to eat. If the folks at the restaurant are rude, slow, on their phones, or not nice to me in any way, I might do a negative review. But it takes a lot. I believe in spreading mostly joy, but I regard it as a natural consequence/Karma if someone is not a nice person. The negative review by me is just the universe's way of letting them know that they ought to be nicer to paying customers.
Anyhow, hopefully you all get some free stuff for saying nice things today :)
Mark
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