Self-important mom anxious at Chipotle ordering. No wonder she's divorced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"They will probably talk about how fabulous I am after I leave."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/12/04/im-a-people-pleaser-chipotle-is-my-own-personal-version-of-hell/?hpid=hp_regional-hp-cards_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fcard

There was an article link underneath this piece about a Syrian mother whose child was killed . Perspective is everything!

[Anonymous]

Don't hate the author because she's beautiful. I could totally relate. I hate places like Chipotle. It's so much easier to say "combo #5" than rattle off all the different ingredients you want in your burrito. The few times I ever went to a bar I never ordered alcohol because there is never a drinks menu. Like we're just supposed to know all the different drinks and what's in them? I also hate drive thrus where they can't hear you, you order at the wrong thing and then realize the actual place to talk into is like 15 feet farther up. The five cars behind you are probably laughing at you. Then the person taking your order says something and you can't understand them so you act like you heard them and drive to the next window even though you're not sure they were done yet getting your order. It's hell. Or you go to a restaurant, and you've never read the menu before and they ask for your order as soon as you walk up as if you already know what you want. Then you have to tell them you haven't decided yet, and they roll their eyes, and then it's like you can't concentrate to read the menu on the wall and have to pick something you might not even want just to order faster to get it over with. It's a real handicap. Then there was the time at Subway I ordered a BLT because I thought that's easy enough. They said do you want everything on it, I said yes, thinking that meant everything that is normally on it--bacon, lettuce, and tomato. No, they put black olives, hot peppers, you name it on it. I was too embarrassed to say I didn't want all that. Then my BIL said "you know you can get it without all that on it". <cringe>

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you read the article? She's not self-important. She suffers from anxiety and is still as an adult processing issues she faced when she was a kid. Have some empathy.

Agree. I think she is making fun of herself in this article.

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to check out her gomi thread but their server must be down. She looks really young to have three kids. Maybe 30ish? Must not live in DC.

[Anonymous]

I thought the article was funny.

The one thing the article doesn't point out, however, is that the reason many people feel so bad about not being able to place the order properly is that the people behind the counter look so miserable. They look like Dobby the Elf in Harry Potter, like they are going to be beaten if you do something wrong. They look like wound springs, about to explode. The loud volume of noise, designed to make sure customers do not linger, does not help. If it was about half as noisy, and if the workers looked a little less like Charlie Chaplin in "Modern Times", it would be a much better experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm trying to check out her gomi thread but their server must be down. She looks really young to have three kids. Maybe 30ish? Must not live in DC.

Never mind, looked at more pictures. I do think she looks good though esp under such stressful circumstances.

[Anonymous]

The author needs to learn to order Chipotle online.

[Anonymous]

As the mother of a child with debilitating social anxiety, who is frequently overwhelmed by things that just do not seem scary to me, I found this piece to be a helpful peek into what might be going on in her mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't hate the author because she's beautiful. I could totally relate. I hate places like Chipotle. It's so much easier to say "combo #5" than rattle off all the different ingredients you want in your burrito. The few times I ever went to a bar I never ordered alcohol because there is never a drinks menu. Like we're just supposed to know all the different drinks and what's in them? I also hate drive thrus where they can't hear you, you order at the wrong thing and then realize the actual place to talk into is like 15 feet farther up. The five cars behind you are probably laughing at you. Then the person taking your order says something and you can't understand them so you act like you heard them and drive to the next window even though you're not sure they were done yet getting your order. It's hell. Or you go to a restaurant, and you've never read the menu before and they ask for your order as soon as you walk up as if you already know what you want. Then you have to tell them you haven't decided yet, and they roll their eyes, and then it's like you can't concentrate to read the menu on the wall and have to pick something you might not even want just to order faster to get it over with. It's a real handicap. Then there was the time at Subway I ordered a BLT because I thought that's easy enough. They said do you want everything on it, I said yes, thinking that meant everything that is normally on it--bacon, lettuce, and tomato. No, they put black olives, hot peppers, you name it on it. I was too embarrassed to say I didn't want all that. Then my BIL said "you know you can get it without all that on it". <cringe>

I SO feel you.

[Anonymous]

I thought she was making a joke. Poor thing.

[Anonymous]

I feel bad for this very beautiful woman (And I'm not just reffering to her physical appearance). I'm sure that her friends (if she has any) would describe her as one of the nicest and most polite people they've ever known. I hope she gets it together one day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought the article was funny.

The one thing the article doesn't point out, however, is that the reason many people feel so bad about not being able to place the order properly is that the people behind the counter look so miserable. They look like Dobby the Elf in Harry Potter, like they are going to be beaten if you do something wrong. They look like wound springs, about to explode. The loud volume of noise, designed to make sure customers do not linger, does not help. If it was about half as noisy, and if the workers looked a little less like Charlie Chaplin in "Modern Times", it would be a much better experience.

Very true. They look miserable; they can't hear me and I can barely hear them.
Do think the author was trying to be funny and self-depreciating.

[Anonymous]

You people are nuts. The author is NICE. Not self-important! Nice = crazy only on DCUM. This thread is evil.

[Anonymous]

She is awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You people are nuts. The author is NICE. Not self-important! Nice = crazy only on DCUM. This thread is evil.

Hi author.