Guessing What a Macchiato Is

Worked at a ‘guest is always right’ restaurant - no contradictions allowed. Guy rejects his coffee, “this isnt a macchiato”. Led to 3 servers hiding behind the bar trying to guess what he thinks a macchiato is based only on his looks, like ancient shamans interpreting animal bone

A restaurant worker describes three servers hiding behind the bar and trying to infer what a dissatisfied customer thinks a macchiato should be, based only on his appearance. The joke compares their guesswork to ancient shamans interpreting animal bones, mocking the absurdity of treating an obviously subjective customer complaint as unquestionable truth.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 10058 2023-06-13