There is a very strange phenomenon occuring at the Subway on Florence and Paramount. For whatever reason the dumbest people on the planet are drawn to this place of employment. Making a sandwich shouldn’t be that difficult. You take bread and put stuff on it. But if you’ve ever been to this Subway I’m talking about, you would think they’re constructing a nuclear bomb they make it look so hard. Here are some examples of the idiotic things I’ve seen:
- After the "artist" placed the cheese on my sandwich he said "Is that it?" What the crap are you asking me! Use less pronouns and be a little more clear on what you mean by "it"! Apparently he wondered if I wanted anymore sandwiches.
- Because I’m not physically on the other side of the counter making the sandwich, it is very important that I have clear communication with the person who is making the sandwich. Today a girl pointed at the bell peppers, and instead of verbally communicating, she simply raised her eyebrows. Hellooooo, a simple "bell peppers?" would work a LOT better than forcing me to read your mind.
- The other week a gentleman in front of me had to tell the cashier how to do her job. Instead of handing him his cup by grasping the outside, she put her thumb on the outside and put her fingers INSIDE the cup! Her nasty fingers were rubbing against the inside of this man’s cup, and he had to point it out to her!
While I think the overpaid minimum wage workers are part of the problem, I believe there are two other areas that need to be addressed. The management clearly sucks because the employee turnover is horrendous. Every time I walk in there are new people working. I remember a couple years back there were a bunch of girls that worked there, and they knew what they were doing. But now there is a different buffoon working there every week. The other main problem is the pathetic assembly line setup they use. By the time your sandwich is done about 10 people have worked on it! One idiot asks you what kind of bread, another asks what type of cheese, another if you want it toasted, someone else what toppings you want, and then the cashier has to ask you, the customer, what kind of sandwiches they are. Go back to the old school way where one person made the whole sandwich!
