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Customer : "I went to the 49er Oyster Bar with my colleagues for a business dinner, ex ecting to ha!e exce tional ser!ice" #he re!iews for the establishment were s ectacular, howe!er we were incredibly disa ointed with the ser!ice" $arrrator: % customer com laint was recei!ed on October &'th" It was the first time in () years the restaurant had ex erienced such a disgrace" Boss : Our restaurant does not condone this *ind of beha!ior" It was her first day off training, and we did not ex ect her to beha!e in such a way" +hen our hiring manager inter!iewed her for the osition, she seemed articulate and resented herself well" I ex ected her to resent herself to our customers in a similar way" ,m loyee: I was -ust trynna let the bish *now what it is yu feel me" I got the menu to the grou n was -ust chillin till they seemed li*e they was ready yu feel me" I.m -us osted out here sitting li*e what was i doin wrong" i was fixin a get em their sea animals sa li*e tha boss man yu feel me" i wasn.t trynna lur* on em all day" $ow the ladies bouta get me fired n ion e!en *now why they be tri in $arrarator: It started at ':)) m when / buisness eo le decided to dine at the 49er Oyster Bar" #hey were seated by the hostess imediately u on entering and the ser!er attended to them soon after" ,m loyee: I was all "Bruh, miss lady, boss man, you want somethin to si on for a minute0 I.m all bout the alchy drin*s but y.all sittin fancy so im bouta whi out that wine yu feel me"" Customer: I was ta*en abac* by the unformal language and tone of this young ser!er, howe!er I stood my ground as a lady and res onded, "1ardon me, do you mind re eating what you -ust said0 +e all seem a tad confused by your .accent."" ,m loyee: #hen I says, "%hh ye boss lady, lemme ta*e down your drin*s"" Customer: I told her that I wanted a glass of cabornet and my colleagues as*ed scotch and beer" Boss: %fter I finished a erwor* in my office, I decided to go around to each table and introduce myself and my restaurant" I ha ened u on 2rs" Su33ie.s table and saw that her and her business artners were loo*ing at #rica with

distain" I decided not to intrude, howe!er, sim ly moniter #rica.s beha!ior from there on out" $arrati!e: #he drin*s were brought out to the customers and they were gi!en a cou le minutes to decide what to order" It is belie!ed that 2rs" Su33ie excused #rica.s beha!ior as initial misunderstanding and began to en-oy the e!ening" It wasn.t until #rica came bac* to write down their entrees that conflict began to rea ear" ,m loyee: %ight so i already *no yo stomach beans be grumbling so ima do what i do and try n hel yall out" If beginners loo* smac* go on to the main meal"" Customer: #hat.s when I lost it and said, ",xcuse me0 #his is an u scale restaurant and I came here belie!ing I would be treated with the utmost res ect as o osedd to this horrific slang4tal* you ha!e been trying to oison me with" I won.t sit here and be treated li*e a dog" Start s ea*ing with ro er ,nglish or I will ha!e to as* for your su er!isor"" Boss: #hat.s the oint where I inter!iened, "%re we ha!ing roblems o!er here0 #rica, I.!e o!erheard this !ulgur language from you, where has this come from0 ,m loyee: I said to him, I was li*e, "I mean fareal, if I.m trynna be straight with you I li*e wasn.t bein a ty e a way, yu feel me" I was really out here tryna ta*e down these orders"" Customer: I was a alled, "$ot only can we not understand her, but we feel utterly disres ected" #his restaurant was rated the highest fine dining in the city, but it.s 5uite sim ly a disgrace6 %nd you manage this establishment06 +e will not be returning after this !isit and I will be sure to tell e!eryone not to come"" Boss: I didn.t want to lose customers so I said, "I assure you, ma.am, she has ne!er beha!ed in such a way before" #his is #rica.s first time as a ser!er" 1lease let me truly a ologi3e and ut all of your and your friend.s meals on the house" 1lease"" I was so relie!ed when they too* me u on that offer and I rom tly too* #rica to the bac* and said, "7ou will go home" $ow" %nd do not return until you ha!e learned to s ea* ro er ,nglish""

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