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I am a former employee of the Alki Cafe. During my time their I worked very closely with Steve – the owner – as I was hired to manage the restaurant. My experiences with him led me to the conculsion that his communication style is centered solely around meeting his business goal; creating more business.
I can imagine that Steve was fairly pissed off that morning because more unannounced customers kept joining the party (even it if was only 1 or 2, it would be enough to upset the flow of the breakfast hour). His thought probably was, “Why should these people just walk in and be seated, when 20 others have been waiting patiently?” Also, on a busy breakfast morning he has a map in his head of where people are going to sit and how he can rearrange the joint to seat the most people – moving a chair probably upset his whole grove.
Now…with that said…Steve is a HUGE a**hole, everybody knows that. As the owner he has the right to treat people how he wants to while they are in HIS restaurant. Where our power as customers comes in, is whether we will accept that treatment. That is up to you. Are you willing to spend your money in his establishment? Thus supporting his disrespectful treatment of others?
Personally, I chose not to. I am a hard working, compassionate woman who demands more respect from individuals. It is MY choice, as it is YOURS!