Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Artiste!

I am an artist. But not just any artist mind you, I am a special kind of artist that creates wonderfully edible sculptures from products provided to me by donation! And I get paid 6.50 and hour to do it! Sometimes my creations dont always come out right, and my buyers get mad, but screw them! I'm an artist and it doesn't matter what they see, it only matter what I see. It is all in the eye of the artist. No one ever told Picasso that his work was "wrong" or that he should make it over because it wasn't to their specifications.

But I aim to please...


You are probably wondering by now what kinds of artwork I create, well I was going to upload some pictures of my canvases but the buyers were fussy and impatient and wouldn't allow me to photograph them before purchase. Alas! I was able to upload the sweet hat I got with my name on it though. No one opposed that.


Yes, that is right. I am a Sandwich Artist as Subway....I am a loser....make fun of me now....
You may be wondering about some of the experiances that I've had. I'll spare you too many details, but I will comment on one particular customer.
A man came in and I did my usual "Hi, I'll be right with you" while I washed my hands and then as I put my gloves on I asked the man how is day had went. He kind of mumbled under his breath and told me that he wanted a meatball sub. I put the meat on the bread like normal, in the crease so that all the ingrediants fit and I'm able to close the sub at the end. As I was putting his cheese on the man asked me, incredulous "Why would you make a sandwich that way."
I was completely dumbfounded. Being as I was new, I didn't know what else to do so I stammered and remade the sub. I thought he wanted me to make it less messy, since meatball subs tend to be very messy. I made sure all the sauce and meat was in the crease. I began to put the cheese on as he said "You did it the same way! What is wrong with you!" I looked at him like he was from another planet. I explained that I must have been confused as to what he wanted. He said "This whole f*cking day has gone to sh*t." Well I'd never been confronted by such a rude customer before so I just plastered a smile on my face and finished his order, gave him his sub and he left, swearing at me as he went.
Here is my advice. Don't be rude to some one who is giving you food, I know people who will spit in your food if you are.... *note to self

1 comment:

mist1 said...

I hadn't been in a Subway for years. A few months ago, I stopped in for a sandwich. It took me 20 minutes to decide on which type of bread I wanted.