Re: Rationale for rule against dating customers

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:09:20 -0800 (PST), David Downing wrote:
> 
>> I recently asked out a barmaid/waitress at a restaurant I go to
>> regularly, and she declined, saying that they have a rule against
>> dating customers. I was subsequently told that the entire hospitality
>> industry imposes this rule, Can anyone explain the rationale for this
>> rule to me?
> 
> It's an informal "rule" invented by the servers.  Servers are the
> most hit upon people in society, and this is their standard
> explanation to avoid having to tell you're they're not even
> slightly interested in the likes of you.
> 
> That's the rule.
> 
> -sw

In a small place there may not be a rule, in a chain you can bet it is a
real rule.