Blog-TOWER OF BABELThis is something that I do not understand about myself as a corporate flight attendant, that I do over and over again. Sometimes, not very often, I get catering that totally (excuse my American) plain downright sucks. I fax, I call, and I discuss, I describe, sometimes plead and beg (especially if it is short notice).....To no avail, no apparent reason, they failed me BAD and BIGTIME.
I ordered Cole slaw, the American side and solution to a sandwich, I got cut cabbage. I ordered beef filets, it was pot roast (you know, that stuff your parents would give you on wed, because the money ran out). I needed jell-o, I got boxes of jell-o, (do I have 8 hours to make this red stuff and place it in my refrigerator)? I ordered dinner rolls and got hard rolls, I ordered roast beef on wheat, no condiments, and I got luncheon loaf on WONDER BREAD (ALABAMA). I ordered fresh cold seafood platter and got canned baby shrimp and canned salmon. Am I talking to the frigging walls here? Radio now here?
But what I do is get mad and disappointed, and I get so speechless, I cannot even call them back because I think they are just so clueless, I cannot teach the blind men to see. So I take them off my list, and move on.
I never say a word I think, because in the beginning of corporate flying 15 years ago (I would call, and get excuses or a big DUH). So I “86” them from my roster. I guess I do not like to discuss a huge mistake over the phone. I like the face to face. Do not get me wrong, the corporate catering I see out there now is brilliant, especially in the New York area, competition to outdo one another works in our favor. But, the smaller towns like Addison TX, Montgomery AL, Pahokee FL, so buyer beware!
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