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Q for OT business owners and those working with the general public in retail/restaurants?
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:46 am
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:46 am
The Golden Rule
1. The customer is always right.
2. If by chance the customer makes a mistake, refer to rule number 1.
This is in an Employee Handbook that I am reading through. Do you or does your company subscribe to this? I realize there may be special circumstances at play at different times, but is this part of your company's core philosophy with regard to its customers? Is this talked about a majority of the time in team huddles or made a focus?
Lastly, for a bonus point, name the company of the Employee Handbook I am reading.
Edited to add (as I am reading through the handbook):
Customers are the most important people in any business.
• Customers are not dependent on us; we are dependent on them.
• Customers are not an interruption of our work; they are the purpose of
it.
• Customers do us a favor when they come in; we aren’t doing them a
favor by waiting on them.
• Customers are part of our business – not outsiders.
• Customers are not just money in the cash register; they are human
beings with feelings, like our own.
• Customers are people who come to us with their needs and wants, and
it is our job to fill those needs and wants.
• Customers deserve the most courteous attention we can give them.
They are the lifeblood of this and every business, and they pay your
salary. Without them, we would have to close our doors.
1. The customer is always right.
2. If by chance the customer makes a mistake, refer to rule number 1.
This is in an Employee Handbook that I am reading through. Do you or does your company subscribe to this? I realize there may be special circumstances at play at different times, but is this part of your company's core philosophy with regard to its customers? Is this talked about a majority of the time in team huddles or made a focus?
Lastly, for a bonus point, name the company of the Employee Handbook I am reading.
Edited to add (as I am reading through the handbook):
Customers are the most important people in any business.
• Customers are not dependent on us; we are dependent on them.
• Customers are not an interruption of our work; they are the purpose of
it.
• Customers do us a favor when they come in; we aren’t doing them a
favor by waiting on them.
• Customers are part of our business – not outsiders.
• Customers are not just money in the cash register; they are human
beings with feelings, like our own.
• Customers are people who come to us with their needs and wants, and
it is our job to fill those needs and wants.
• Customers deserve the most courteous attention we can give them.
They are the lifeblood of this and every business, and they pay your
salary. Without them, we would have to close our doors.
This post was edited on 1/7/18 at 9:58 am
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:47 am to Will Cover
Not a business owner but customer opinion is always respected seems better
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:48 am to Will Cover
The customer is often an illiterate retard who wants something for nothing.
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:48 am to Will Cover
No, they don't. But we have to make them understand without pissing them off.
Chick-fil-a
Chick-fil-a
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:49 am to Will Cover
“What can we do to make this right?”
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:51 am to S
Wrong on first two guesses. But I could certainly see Starbucks and Chick-fil-A subscribing to this philosophy.
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:51 am to Will Cover
We fall more on the side of "Give the customer an inch, and they will demand a mile".
If you provide great service and give no quarter to the cheapskates, liars, and assorted riff raff, your gross margin will speak for itself.
If you provide great service and give no quarter to the cheapskates, liars, and assorted riff raff, your gross margin will speak for itself.
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:52 am to Will Cover
Depends, if they are ones to go bitch on social media over $5, then yes they are right and you give them their way because the negative reviews are worth way more than the $5. In the other hand, professional firms fire clients all the time.
If you are competant, you can figure out which battles to take on and which ones to sit out.
If you are competant, you can figure out which battles to take on and which ones to sit out.
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:53 am to Will Cover
The customer is actually both wrong, and an a-hole in most cases. You would be surprised how dumb the general public is
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:54 am to Will Cover
The customer is always right us only relevant if you want to keep them as a customer. If they are demanding pricks, and are totally wrong or ridiculous, then no, they are not right and good riddance.
Amazon?
Amazon?
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:54 am to Will Cover
This is a business model that causes frustration and job dissatisfaction. A more productive model is, “The customer may not always be right, but they are still the customer.”
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:55 am to crtodd
quote:
Amazon?
Nope.
I'll reveal the answer shortly.
Hint. We don't have them in Louisiana, but Texas does. And the Left Coast has plenty.
I personally think they're overrated for the product they serve, but their customer service is great.
Posted on 1/7/18 at 9:57 am to Will Cover
quote:
Hint. We don't have them in Louisiana, but Texas does. And the Left Coast has plenty.
I personally think they're overrated for the product they serve, but their customer service is great.
In-n-Out and your assessment of them is correct.
Posted on 1/7/18 at 10:00 am to Barrister
quote:
“The customer may not always be right, but they are still the customer.”
Bingo. Anytime you can get an angry customer out the door without taking a loss, you're doing pretty good. My general rule in the restaurant business is make them happy and get them out as quickly as possible. 10 years ago I used a different philosophy but now with facebook it just takes one twat with camera phone and 750 friends to slander your name. I had a customer one time walk into the prep area and take a picture of an employee sitting on a plastic bucket without any context. It was a publicity nightmare.
If anyone reading this is the type of person to snap a picture and send it to a corporate office, I hope you die in a fire. At least send it to the GM first and asked for a reply before contacting some guy in another city who's never worked in a restaurant in his life.
This post was edited on 1/7/18 at 10:01 am
Posted on 1/7/18 at 10:00 am to Will Cover
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This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 9:04 am
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