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Teach Employees the Value of Customer Service, Subway

Posted Mon August 11, 2008 12:00 pm, by Gabriel B. written to Subway (Sandwich Shops)

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This has happened more than once where I have entered this one Subway Shop and not one employee said hello. They just break out with what do you want (flatly)! It is obvious that they do not like working by the looks of some of them, they are lazy, too. In fact, I do not know where the fat ones get off making fun of customers under their breath, DIRECTLY under the customers nose. Then they laugh really hard once the customer leaves as if they fooled everyone in thinking they were not doing anything. I have excellent hearing and I can hear their mumbles quite well. I plan to document this as much as possible because this is not exemplary of good customer service and it is a wonder that the manager allows it to continue. This shows just how Management from the top has become disconnected with the management all the way down to the employee level and will eventually run people away from their stores. If you sales are dropping any Subway, it is because you lost touch with the people and do not teach your employees the value of good quality customer service they should be giving to us. And that means saying "hello" and "have a nice day" or "come again." This has just happened too many times now to let it slide and not say anything, especially when the means are out there to get the word out that "SUBWAY, you need help and your employees are not giving it to you!"

Quality control of the employees' customer service including the store managers. They should be taught that customer service is where the value is and not just the quality of the food. If the food is good but the customer service is not, I garauntee the customer is likely to not come back to that place and possibly any other Subway store if they think about what they experienced at the other store.


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by Chris M Posted Fri August 15, 2008 @ 5:32 PM

I just wish they would teach management the value of good food at fair
prices. They have crap for food and are too expensive. I much rather
pay for Quizno's, or any deli for that matter, over the crap Subway
makes.

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by RedheadwGlasses Posted Wed August 13, 2008 @ 12:45 PM

My dad had hearing loss, and he couldn't hear what you said if you
were 2 feet from his face. But somehow, he could hear me mutter
"asshole" under my breath from the other end of the house.

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LOL by Orange_Blood Wed August 13, 2008 @ 2:11 PM


my dad by SuzieCat Wed August 13, 2008 @ 2:55 PM
by Final Score: Boys-3, Girls-1 Posted Wed August 13, 2008 @ 9:49 AM

So, you want them to be punished for "making fun" of other people, but
you are calling them fat and lazy.

Pot.
Kettle.
Black.

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by Donno Posted Wed August 13, 2008 @ 1:21 AM

You need to use specifics. Saying "they are lazy", "they mumble
things about customers under their breath", etc doesn't give
management anything actionable. Reporting exactly what happened and
what was said is much more effective.

As far as a greeting, I can see how at Subway (where frequently there
is a line) the first thing the CSR would say is "What'll it be?" or
some other casual "greeting". It is pretty much "Here's your
sandwich," and "Next?"

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by D. R. Posted Tue August 12, 2008 @ 4:15 PM

Someone sounds a little paranoid - "Then they laugh really hard once
the customer leaves", "I have excellent hearing and I can hear their
mumbles quite well"

I don't blame those fat ones for laughing. This is some funny stuff.

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Re: Teach Employees the Value of Customer Service, Subway by dulynoted (aka duttycalls) Tue August 12, 2008 @ 8:08 AM

By the way by Samsa Tue August 12, 2008 @ 10:47 AM


By the way by Wolf Tue August 12, 2008 @ 12:33 PM

How Come? by Samsa Tue August 12, 2008 @ 1:21 PM


How old are you? by Wolf Tue August 12, 2008 @ 1:43 PM

Who says? by Samsa Tue August 12, 2008 @ 2:01 PM


Grow up! by Harleycat Tue August 12, 2008 @ 4:13 PM


Harleycat, by Wolf Tue August 12, 2008 @ 5:07 PM


You're right.. by Harleycat Tue August 12, 2008 @ 6:06 PM
by Samsa Posted Tue August 12, 2008 @ 1:22 PM

it's "grammar" not "grammer"

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Okay, please just stop by RedheadwGlasses Tue August 12, 2008 @ 12:35 PM


Let's all calm down and by dulynoted (aka duttycalls) Tue August 12, 2008 @ 2:39 PM


I'll take a Veggie! n/t by Wolf Tue August 12, 2008 @ 2:55 PM


prime rib by SuzieCat Wed August 13, 2008 @ 2:54 PM


ICK! by Wolf Wed August 13, 2008 @ 5:11 PM


really Wolf? by SuzieCat Wed August 13, 2008 @ 5:45 PM


Really! by Wolf Wed August 13, 2008 @ 6:17 PM


not stupid! by SuzieCat Wed August 13, 2008 @ 6:23 PM


by helmickr Posted Tue August 12, 2008 @ 6:22 AM

"I do not know where the fat ones get off making fun of customers"

It must really hurt to witness "fat" people laughing at "normal"
people; everyone knows that fat people are stupid, dirty and lazy.

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by RedheadwGlasses Posted Mon August 11, 2008 @ 6:51 PM

Gabriel, I feel your pain. And it's mostly the responsibility of
management to teach this to employees. For those who may write this
off as just what you get with "minimum wage workers," *I* made minimum
wage when I worked fast food, and the only raises we got were when the
federal government raised minimum wage.

But we had three awesome managers, a great district manager, and a
local owner, all of whom care enough about customer service to teach
each employee to at least FAKE IT. That's right. The job sucks, the
public can be a bunch of poopheads, and it sucks cleaning up after
people too lazy to pick up their trash, but it's the job.

Attitude is everything.

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by Ahsha Posted Mon August 11, 2008 @ 6:51 PM

"In fact, I do not know where the fat ones get off making fun of
customers under their breath, DIRECTLY under the customers nose."
I am really skinny. Does that mean I can get off making fun of people?

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by Wolf Posted Mon August 11, 2008 @ 5:56 PM

What time of day are you going? Are they swamped? While I think thet
shouldn't be talking about people when there are customers are around.
It DOES happen. Everyday, everywhere you go.

I guess it is just me, but it doesn't matter to me if they say
"hello"/"good-bye". I know they are busy. A lot of times that gets
dropped. Also, there are a lot of people that will get upset with a
"have a nice day". That and when I worked retail, you just get SICK
of saying it to EVERYONE! Do you say it to them when you walk in? If
you don't, try it. You will see a change in them. The Subway I go to
says it sometimes. When they are busy, they don't. They are just
trying to get the orders out as fast as possible and correctly. I
like Subway, and just because some one doesn't like that they don't
treat them like they think they sohould be treated, wont stop me from
going there.

"Good Customer Service" (I HATE that term!) is in the eye of the
beholder. What may be good service to ME might not be good service to
YOU.

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by brookeanne Posted Mon August 11, 2008 @ 5:47 PM

You entered and not one employee said hello. Maybe you could smile and
say hello yourself. It may just work give it a try

It works with me. A smile is the universal language.

Describe how they were lazy?

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Describe how they were lazy by Zan Tue August 12, 2008 @ 2:43 PM


Fat people are the only people you can really pick on these days by RedheadwGlasses Wed August 13, 2008 @ 1:35 PM

It's no longer fat, Red. We prefer "circumferentially abundant". n/t by Steve-OH Wed August 13, 2008 @ 8:41 PM


That's a mouthful by RedheadwGlasses Thu August 14, 2008 @ 10:54 PM

by Quasi_Mondo Posted Mon August 11, 2008 @ 5:44 PM

I personally don't need anybody behind the counter to give me a big
ole fake smile and an insincere "Howdy!". I'm there to stuff my
gullet, not socialize, but to each their own.

If the employees are really making fun, well, they shouldn't be
obviously.
But you can't figure out why the manager allows it continue?
Million dollar question: have YOU spoken to the manager? If not,
there's your answer. Because he or she may not know about it.
Speak up. Problem solved.
But do it on the sly because if the employees are as 'mean' as you say
and they even for one second think you ratted them out, I'd find
another location to patronize.
You may get something special in your next sub and I don't mean extra
pickles.

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