'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' Employs Waiters With Dementia (2017) • Hacker News Board

Re: 'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' Employs Waiters With Dementia (2017)

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Post by INTPenis » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 4:52 PM UTC

acomjean wrote: post #14

In the US there is a trend to not write orders down (the reason is unclear to me:it’s saves paper and makes it mor personal?), short term memorize them and run to the computer and type them in. This tends to lead to a fair number of mistakes, and makes those with allergies ver nervous.

I was just thinking "what does dementia have to do with written orders".

You say it's a trend but most episodes of Kitchen Nightmares I've watched they've at least had bongs (written notes) handed to the kitchen staff and posted somewhere.

The real challenge would be a restaurant with dyslectic waiters.

Re: 'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' Employs Waiters With Dementia (2017)

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Post by stronglikedan » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 4:56 PM UTC

toast0 wrote: post #40

acomjean wrote: post #14

In the US there is a trend to not write orders down (the reason is unclear to me:it’s saves paper and makes it mor personal?), short term memorize them and run to the computer and type them in. This tends to lead to a fair number of mistakes, and makes those with allergies ver nervous.

Avoiding writing the orders down may reduce the literacy needs of the wait staff.

They don't have to be literate. They only need to understand it for themselves, long enough to enter it into the computer.

The only time I get annoyed when my order is wrong is when they didn't attempt to take notes of some sort. They can make food doodles on the back of a napkin for all I care.

Re: 'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' Employs Waiters With Dementia (2017)

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Post by cheesymuffin » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 5:38 PM UTC

GuB-42 wrote: post #10

The article focuses on the mistake of not getting the dish you ordered. Which can indeed be fun if you are open when it comes to food. But other kinds of mistakes can be a lot less fun. For example not getting any service at all, or having to pay more than expected. I wonder how that restaurant deals with that.

Or having the waiter ask to fuck your daughter.

My dad does shit like that sometimes. It's not cute.

Re: 'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' Employs Waiters With Dementia (2017)

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Post by sandebert » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 6:40 PM UTC

corin_ wrote: post #6

Somewhat related though very different, there are restaurants called Dans Le Noir ("in the dark") - founded in Paris but now in several countries, though so far I've only been to the one in London. You choose one of a few set menus without knowing what's in it (IIRC, roughly "meat eater", "fish eater", "vegetarian") and give any specific allergies or really hated food types. You are then led into a pitch black room w…

There's a place like this in Stockholm, Sweden also. I've never tried it, so I'm not sure if it's the same concept with the menus though. Still pitch black, as i understand it.

(And for the Swedes here, the restaurant is called Svartklubben (the name is a pun in swedish), and can be found at Södermannagatan at Södermalm, near Nytorget.)

Re: 'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' Employs Waiters With Dementia (2017)

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Post by astura » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 9:42 PM UTC

datpuz wrote: post #37

I love this. I wonder: would something wonderful like this actually be illegal the US due to the fact that you'd technically be discriminating by hiring only those with dementia?

Its perfectly legal to discriminate if there is a bona fide occupational qualification.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bona_fide_occupational_qualifi...

Re: 'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' Employs Waiters With Dementia (2017)

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 9:48 PM UTC

dahfizz wrote: post #38

datpuz wrote: post #37

I love this. I wonder: would something wonderful like this actually be illegal the US due to the fact that you'd technically be discriminating by hiring only those with dementia?

I'm not sure why you're being downvoted - it's an interesting question. My understanding is that this is would not be illegal because of how discrimination laws work in the US. We have protected classes that can't be descriminated against, but we don't have a generic "no discrimination" employment law. For example, it's illegal to discriminate against old people, colored people, gay people, disabled people, etc when…

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Re: 'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' Employs Waiters With Dementia (2017)

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Post by thisrod » Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 10:56 PM UTC

corin_ wrote: post #6

Somewhat related though very different, there are restaurants called Dans Le Noir ("in the dark") - founded in Paris but now in several countries, though so far I've only been to the one in London. You choose one of a few set menus without knowing what's in it (IIRC, roughly "meat eater", "fish eater", "vegetarian") and give any specific allergies or really hated food types. You are then led into a pitch black room w…

Back in the days of photographic film, Kodak and Fuji were said to have lots of blind workers in their darkrooms.

Re: 'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' Employs Waiters With Dementia (2017)

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Post by jsharf » Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 3:41 AM UTC

mc32 wrote: post #21

corin_ wrote: post #6

Somewhat related though very different, there are restaurants called Dans Le Noir ("in the dark") - founded in Paris but now in several countries, though so far I've only been to the one in London. You choose one of a few set menus without knowing what's in it (IIRC, roughly "meat eater", "fish eater", "vegetarian") and give any specific allergies or really hated food types. You are then led into a pitch black room w…

It sounds like a fun idea... no knocks against it... but Even in well lit environments you find things that shouldn’t be there, or the order gets mixed up. I guess as long as it’s not toxic, it’s plough thought it obliviously.

What do blind people do?