Worst chain restaurant

Whoops.
It's hard to know who's serious and who isn't.
It went straight over my damn head

 

Frank, I agree with you on almost everything but I think you're overreacting here--or maybe it's where you live in the US and it's uncommon.

Nose rings don't indicate that someone is a slob or unprofessional.

No one takes a second look at anyone with pierced anything here in Toronto. It's a non-issue.

Now, there may be some conservative professions where they're frowned upon but working part time at Subway is hardly a profession.

 

I guess the answer to the original question is that Nose Rings is the worst chain.

 

Next to last.

Barney's Cheese, Taxidermy and Exposed Prince Albert is the absolute worst.

 

Then you obviously have never tried their ribs.

 

I prefer my Prince Albert in a can.

 

There's a message board for everyone now, including food-service workers. They had a 10-page thread on this topic and it's pretty funny:

http://www.foodservicei.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10742&page=1&pp=10

Consensus is ... no piercings, you'll gross out the customers, if you show up with them and expect to get hired you have no common sense.

 

While I don't work in food service, I do take issue with someone saying the piercing in my nose (it's on the left, should anyone care) makes me any less of a professional. I'm damn good at what I do and the piercings in my nose and ears have ZERO impact on that.

 

Does left or right indicate sexual preference, like an earring? I've never wondered that until you personally told me yours is on the left.

 

I only included that information because I felt like the flow of the sentence needed a break and a parenthetical aside was a good way to get it. As I wrote it I wondered if it was going to prompt questions about its significance.

So, no.

 

If you are serving food, usually you are working for tips, so it would have an impact. And it would have an impact on the owner's business.

Are we in denial that the world generally makes some snap judgments based on appearance, especially in business? Do you think sources do not talk about your nose ring behind your back, perhaps laugh about it?

So, if you needed a haircut and you walked into a place and the hairstylist was wearing a purple Mohawk, would you not make the assumption that she likes purple Mohawks and specializes in them? Would you take a seat or leave?

Or, since you have a nose ring, would you take a seat or leave if the stylist had hair like June Cleaver's? For the same reason.

I actually had the purple Mohawk situation in the '80s. Took one look at her and thought, this isn't the place to get the haircut I want. She yelled after me, "I can give you a normal haircut!" And she did a good job.

However, she smelled bad.

 

I bet if your nose wasn't pierced your sentences would flow better.

I, for one, never really understood the nose piercing. I've got no problem with it at all, but I never understood why people get it done. It looks good on some people and bad on others. My ex-girlfriend got hers pierced, and it looked OK the only time I saw it. And I'm pretty sure she only got it done because her friends got theirs pierced; that's why she pierced her tongue, her belly button and only God -- and probably 3,591 dudes -- knows what else.

I don't think Frank was saying that everyone with piercings are somehow lesser at what they do. He was saying it shows a lack of professionalism at certain workplaces, I believe.

I could go either way on it. While I think if you're in a high-profile position, even at a low-level place, and want to project a "professional" image to your employees, a nose ring probably isn't the way to go. If you're working at a fast-food joint or even as a journalist -- depending on what you're doing, really -- I don't think you need to take the jewelry out.

I understand and respect Frank's position, but seeing a dude with a nose ring preparing my food isn't going to turn me away. It's far from not washing their hands or sneezing all over my nice, mouth-watering cold cut combo.