"How long it takes to order at a counter- and I will show you your bank account"

[GON]

"How long it takes to order at a counter- and I will show you your bank account"
The above quote is from Codie Sanchez-- Codie is the founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, a financial advice enterprise with over 2.5+ million subscribers. She is the co-founder of Unconventional Acquisitions, focused on small business acquisitions for the everyman. She has an M.B.A. from Georgetown University, a master’s from ESADE and Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Brazil, and a B.A. from Arizona State University.

Some of the points in her video are people that take forever to order are inefficient people at things that don't really matter, and likely not someone you should hire. Codie claims these people have limited self-awareness and borderline narcissist.

I am not in concurrence with Codie's assessment. I suspect she is selling clicks and books, but the video and her comments were thought provoking. Some points in her video were helpful- like taking someone to lunch or dinner before hiring them--to see how they treat the staff.

Supplemental note- I only order black coffee, the reason is black coffee is the hardest order to screw up at a coffee shop, and I rarely have time to wait for a custom hot drink. My Wife always takes forever to order a meal. She was raised in a household that went out to eat just once a year. You had to get your meal order right or wait another year.

 

[Astro14]

I’ve always said that the length and complexity of your coffee order is directly proportional to how much of a D bag you are…

Not exactly the same point, but related.

 

[spasm3]

"How long it takes to order at a counter- and I will show you your bank account"
The above quote is from Codie Sanchez-- Codie is the founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, a financial advice enterprise with over 2.5+ million subscribers. She is the co-founder of Unconventional Acquisitions, focused on small business acquisitions for the everyman. She has an M.B.A. from Georgetown University, a master’s from ESADE and Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Brazil, and a B.A. from Arizona State University.

Some of the points in her video are people that take forever to order are inefficient people at things that don't really matter, and likely not someone you should hire. Codie claims these people have limited self-awareness and borderline narcissist.

I am not in concurrence with Codie's assessment. I suspect she is selling clicks and books, but the video and her comments were thought provoking. Some points in her video were helpful- like taking someone to lunch or dinner before hiring them--to see how they treat the staff.

Supplemental note- I only order black coffee, the reason is black coffee is the hardest order to screw up at a coffee shop, and I rarely have time to wait for a custom hot drink. My Wife always takes forever to order a meal. She was raised in a household that went out to eat just once a year. You had to get your meal order right or wait another year.

I’ve always said that the length and complexity of your coffee order is directly proportional to how much of a D bag you are…

Not exactly the same point, but related.

I only order black coffee!

 

[Vercingetorix]

People who do YouTube videos are inefficient.

 

[02SE]

Well, I know I'm relieved that I stopped drinking Coffee over 30 years ago.

 

[skyactiv]

My wife and I always look at the menu online and know what we will order before stepping into a restaurant.

 

[Number_35]

I’ve always said that the length and complexity of your coffee order is directly proportional to how much of a D bag you are…

Not exactly the same point, but related.

 

[Number_35]

Some points in her video were helpful- like taking someone to lunch or dinner before hiring them--to see how they treat the staff.

I like this one - as they say, someone who's not nice to the server is not a nice person.

Whether or not someone returns a shopping cart to the cart park (or leaves it out obstructing a parking spot) is said to a good measure of conscientiousness.

I've long thought there must be magic bullet questions an interviewer can ask to determine whether a person will be a good fit for the job. In telecom engineering, it seemed like those people who did car and home repairs were usually a better fit than those who didn't.

 

[Pablo]

She's an acting intellectual.

 

[supton]

Hmm. When the wife and I go our (rare) it usually is quite a bit of hand wringing to figure out what to get. But if I go out at work it is because I’m not paying and thus it’s little loss if I order something I don’t like (which hasn’t happened). And it’s still work, even if it’s not supposed to be. So pick quickly, then go back to paying attention.

I think I’m the only one to order coffee when we go out, it comes black, and it’s never that good.

 

[NibbanaBanana]

We only go out to eat 1 meal a year. On our anniversary. Very quick and easy to order when you only go out once a year. You can't possibly go wrong.

I wouldn't even think of paying $'s for a cup of coffee that I can brew at home for a small fraction of the cost.

 

[AZjeff]

I only order black coffee, the reason is black coffee is the hardest order to screw up at a coffee shop,

Same here and never at Starbucks. They figured out how to make a killing on fancy hot chocolate.

She was raised in a household that went out to eat just once a year.

Man that sounds familiar. It was Howard Johnson's and it was a big deal. Mom would sneak us to a local chain called Winky's for a hamburger but dad never went or knew.

 

[dnewton3]

I think her points are salient, however, they are just generalities and obviously don't apply 100% of the time.

I will confess I am annoyed at people who take too long to order, not just in a coffee line, but also at a table-served restaurant. The menu often sits before them, and rather than look it over, they just talk and talk, and when the waiter(ress) comes, they say "I' need another minute" ... as if the 7 previous minutes weren't enough? It's a lack of prioritization, and at times, reflects a potentially narcissistic attitude.

If I am invited to a place I've never been before, I'll typically take the time to go online and look the menu over before arriving. Most all places have their food and drink fares online now.

 

[eljefino]

Whether or not someone returns a shopping cart to the cart park (or leaves it out obstructing a parking spot) is said to a good measure of conscientiousness.

I recall, hazily, back in the day stores used to be ok with you taking the cart with you and sending the cart boy to retrieve it. It seems like the movement to get people to bring carts back to the store, or the corral, is a new thing developed over the last 30 years. Stores are trying to shame people to bring their own carts back to save on labor and potential liability of loose carts banging around.

It's the same thing, to me, as "tip creep", where tips used to be 15% of the bill, then 15% of the bill with tax, then 18-20%. Some business owner wants to con me, the customer, into doing or paying more, and for him to do less and profit more. To compare with the cart analogy, if I go out to eat, do I then have to bus my own table?

Not all people who aren't self-aware are narcissists. I'm more in tune to what a narcissist is-- selfish, can do no harm, and recognize its spectrum. At the extreme is the diagnosable narcissistic personality disorder but the traits within aren't very tolerable even in smaller doses.

In a nutshell, it's someone who thinks they're the main character, others exist to serve them, and they do no wrong. I have a co-worker like this, who answers only to God, and thinks other humans are NPCs who have unimportant opinions on what he should do. He's initially charming (as many narcissists are-- they're master liars and manipulators) but if I spent a couple of hours with him before hiring him, I'd have said no way.

 

[Mechanician]

Some people think of eating as an experience to be relished (pun intended), like my wife.
So extra time deciding isn't a sign of narcissism in someone that just thinks about it more.
"What's good here?" - "What do people often order here?" - etc....
At least photos aren't taken.

 

[Thermo1223]

I’ve always said that the length and complexity of your coffee order is directly proportional to how much of a D bag you are…

Not exactly the same point, but related.

Black, Americano....or if I am feeling extra fancy a Quad Venti Latte because they pretty fill the darn thing up with hot milk if I don't ask for more actual coffee.

Private D reporting for duty!

 

[SC Maintenance]

I usually order a black coffee.

Except at Starbucks - I want a venti oatmilk shaken expresso.

If they say "we don't have a venti oatmilk shaken expresso" I am frozen. I have to revert to a black coffee.

 

[SC Maintenance]

I will say this. When I hired people I used to take them for a casual lunch at a very busy restaurant. How they treated the server was a very big part of my consideration to hire.

 

[Pew]

She sounds like she posts motivational quotes on LinkedIn.

 

[fat biker]

Just flashed back to my late wife and restaurant dining.
At our ¨favorite¨ restaurants, she usually knew exactly what she wanted.
New to us or infrequent restaurants she often took a loooonng time to order.
Me, Italian restaurant, four words; linguine, clams, red, sauce.