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    Do not drop your spoon!!!

    I work with clients on process/productivity improvements. A collegue from our Singapore office sent me this story.... thought you might like it


    A timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference for an organization...

    Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant, and I noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket.
    It seemed a little strange, but I ignored it. However, when the busboy brought our water and utensils, I noticed he also had a spoon in his shirt
    pocket, then I looked around the room and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets.
    When the waiter came back to serve our soup I asked, "Why the spoon?"

    "Well," he explained, "the restaurant's owners hired Andersen Consulting,experts in efficiency, in order to revamp all our processes. After several months of statistical analysis, they concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. This represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If our personnel is prepared to deal with that contingency, we can reduce the number of trips back to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift."
    As luck would have it I dropped my spoon and he was able to replace it with his spare spoon. "I'll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen instead of making an extra trip to get it right now." I was rather impressed.

    I noticed that there was a very thin string hanging out of the waiter's fly. Looking around, I noticed that all the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies My curiosity got the better of me and before he walked off, I asked the waiter, "Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?"
    "Oh, certainly!" he answered, lowering his voice. "Not everyone is as observant as you. That consulting firm I mentioned also found out that we can save time in the restroom." "How so?"
    "See," he continued," by tying this string to the tip of you know what, we can pull it out over the urinal without touching it and that way eliminate the need to wash the hands, shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39 percent."
    After you get it out, how do you put it back?"
    "Well," he whispered, lowering his voice even further, "I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon."


    PS I do not work for Anderson Consulting but Shangrila Hotels are a client of mine so beware!!!!
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    hahahahahahahahaha... OMG!!!!!


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    hahahaha REALLY???

    I also noticed that in some Restaurants huh....
    They have spoons in pocket....


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    really funny


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    hahahaha thats so funny.


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    really funny buthope i`ll never encounter that waiter


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    Quote Originally Posted by scott&ligaya View Post

    "Why the spoon?"

    "Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?"
    "Oh, certainly!" he answered, lowering his voice. "Not everyone is as observant as you. That consulting firm I mentioned also found out that we can save time in the restroom." "How so?"

    After you get it out, how do you put it back?"
    "Well," he whispered, lowering his voice even further, "I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon."

    lol...

    the moral of the story is:
    when you see a waiter with a spoon & a string ... as fast as you can lol


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    Quote Originally Posted by scott&ligaya View Post
    I work with clients on process/productivity improvements. A collegue from our Singapore office sent me this story.... thought you might like it


    A timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference for an organization...

    Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant, and I noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket.
    It seemed a little strange, but I ignored it. However, when the busboy brought our water and utensils, I noticed he also had a spoon in his shirt
    pocket, then I looked around the room and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets.
    When the waiter came back to serve our soup I asked, "Why the spoon?"

    "Well," he explained, "the restaurant's owners hired Andersen Consulting,experts in efficiency, in order to revamp all our processes. After several months of statistical analysis, they concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. This represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If our personnel is prepared to deal with that contingency, we can reduce the number of trips back to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift."
    As luck would have it I dropped my spoon and he was able to replace it with his spare spoon. "I'll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen instead of making an extra trip to get it right now." I was rather impressed.

    I noticed that there was a very thin string hanging out of the waiter's fly. Looking around, I noticed that all the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies My curiosity got the better of me and before he walked off, I asked the waiter, "Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?"
    "Oh, certainly!" he answered, lowering his voice. "Not everyone is as observant as you. That consulting firm I mentioned also found out that we can save time in the restroom." "How so?"
    "See," he continued," by tying this string to the tip of you know what, we can pull it out over the urinal without touching it and that way eliminate the need to wash the hands, shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39 percent."
    After you get it out, how do you put it back?"
    "Well," he whispered, lowering his voice even further, "I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon."


    PS I do not work for Anderson Consulting but Shangrila Hotels are a client of mine so beware!!!!
    I guess i will have to watch out and be as observant as u are next time i go to a restaurant


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    Nice one Manong Scott
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    Need to practice eating without spoon then in so I wouldnt get to use spoons in a restaurant..


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    good thing I'm used to not using spoon anymore my husband trained me well... so funny!!!


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