Not Just ANY Customer....

Setting: I am at the microwave pulling out the container of meatballs that have been thawing out for the correct amount of time. Now it is time to pour the meatball sauce and stir it in. It is late at night and my co-worker is making a sandwich for a customer who has just walked in.

Customer walks in.

Co-Worker: "Hey! How are you? Haven't seen you here in a while! Whats new?"

Obviously a friend of hers.

Me: (To my co-worker)"So do I just pour the sauce on top of the meatballs and then put it back in the microwave?"

Customer: "You know, If you divide the meatballs into two different pans, and then pour the sauce in, it will cook faster and it will be less of a mess."

Thinking to myself: (What do you know about making the meatballs? You're just a customer! I may not know what I'm doing here, but I bet I know more about this place than you do!)

Me: "Oh really? I didn't think about that. That's a good idea."

Co-Worker: "Yeah just pour some in and then stir it and put it back in the microwave."

I take the meatballs to the prep table and continue to do it my way, just in one container.

In the mean time, the customer gets their sandwich and leaves.

Co-Worker: "Do you know who that was???"

Me: "No, why?"

Co-Worker: "That was Jane, you know the head restaurant lady?"

I had heard about this lady before (of course everyone who works here knows who SHE is)I had just never met her before.

I had mostly heard.... not so pleasent things....

Me: *gulp* "Was that Jane?"

Note to self: If a customer comes in and offers you advice, they are not just ANY customer....