Being nice to waiters says a lot

by Nick Vagnoni, Posted Apr 20th 2006 @ 1:02PM

A recent USA TODAY article talked to several business executives and found that many use a person's treatment of restaurant staff as a judge of character. Many view the folks serving their food or filling their glasses as "temporary personal employees," the article says. As such, someone's attitude toward their waiter often reflects how that person behaves toward their real employees. Likewise, someone who doesn't lose their cool over a spilled glass of wine is often likely to remain calm when confronted with mistakes or stressful situations on the job. Several of the CEOs interviewed said they based hiring decisions strongly on how a candidate treated waiters as well as personal assistants and other subordinates.

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