Food & DiningAug 12, 2019
Microsoftfrancos

Bad customer service attitude in San Francisco

I am at San Francisco downtown this week and found so many of the staffs at shops and restaurants look and speak like they are having a bad day. I am from Seattle so am used to coldness but this is totally different. I go to the counter and say hi and smile but they treat me like I did something wrong to them and barely look at me when they speak. If you came from another state, did you also feel this way? I am not in the tourist destinations, just near Moscone conference center.

Clover Health nQg047!!Pa Aug 12, 2019

It’s the SF Bay Area affect. Welcome to getting treated like shit by people who think they’re better than you.

Box looopgarou Aug 12, 2019

Yep, imagine your attitude after dealing with holier than thou snowflakes all day.

Clover Health nQg047!!Pa Aug 12, 2019

Looop - I could not agree more... entitled snowflakes even more so

Oath Atinlay2 Aug 12, 2019

Or it could be because they literally have to walk through shit to get to their jobs

Microsoft francos OP Aug 12, 2019

So you guys are saying people in Seattle tend to treat the staffs (as a customer) a lot better than San Francisco?

Kaiser Permanente QqOm60 Aug 12, 2019

Yea it’s the hip attitude in the Bay Area. You get use to it and also they expect 25% tip for it lol. I never go past 20%

Oath Atinlay2 Aug 12, 2019

You showed them! 🙄

Google Mr. GIass Aug 12, 2019

Yep, a tip has to be earned. Even 20% is too much if undeserved.

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ja_rule Aug 12, 2019

Why don't you get the shit you want and GTFO instead of trying to make fake connections with people pretending like you care.

Microsoft !MSFT Aug 12, 2019

Wait until you meet CA drivers!

LinkedIn lacrosse Aug 15, 2019

Very normal for Bay Area. Shitty customer service everywhere as everyone wants to be millionaires so hate their jobs

PayPal eaSw07 Jan 17, 2021

Before I became SWE, I worked at a cafe in SF and gave the best customer service around. When I went to other restaurants in SF, the customer service were horrible. I just took a lot of pride in my job and I wish others did too.