I went to the drive thru today with my two sons in the car, and I got sworn at and lied to by the drive thru lady who proceeded to embarrass herself in front of my children and her employees. I arrived around 5PM and was told by the employee over the intercom that the registers were being switched out and they wouldn't be open for ten minutes. She said "you can leave the line" but I asked "Are you open inside? If not, can I stay in line? There's a line forming behind me and I don't want to lose my spot." I am pretty sure I heard her say "Do what you want."
About 5 minutes later, she came back on and asked why I was still there. I responded that I told her I was fine staying in line and I would wait because we were hungry and I didn't want to go anywhere else. At this point, the employee lost her cool and said "well I'm not going to serve you now either way because you're being rude." Full stop - a huge "Huh?" came out of my mouth. I was taken aback, and before I knew it she came out and said she was "calling the law" to have them remove me because I was causing a traffic jam. Mind you, I was still in the drive thru line. It's not a thru-lane for general traffic. I wasn't blocking anyone.
She came out on the phone and was talking to authorities. She talked to the person behind me in their car and apologized for me, even though they asked what she had meant? Because I presume they were just waiting to have their order taken too. I asked again and again why are you on the phone, why can't you take our order? Then she began reading my license plate number to the cops (I guess?) and said I "was being irate with her." I'll own when I lose my cool but I had my two sons in the car and I kept it calm throughout... more bewildered than anything.
Then she swore in front of my kids and said "I'm not putting up with your shit." I politely said "please do not use that language in front of my sons." I asked again if she could just take my order, we were hungry, etc. and she then said the smartest thing she had said to that point. She said "sir, you're causing this huge fuss, being irate with me over some silly fast food." I said to her "you're right, this isn't worth it."
I highly recommend the Whataburger a little further north on William Cannon and Mopac. That staff there treated us with respect and a smile. My seven year old son showed more sense than her and said as we left, "I don't think we should ever go there again." And we won't. The staff there could give a crap about anything and then go to lengths to make things up to avoid work. At least, that's what happened to me today. read more