"It's all about the food," so where is it?
When is it open?
Last year, there were specific times for each meal
in the cafeteria. Breakfast was from about 7-10, lunch was 11:30-2, and dinner
was 5-7. This year, the cafeteria is open all day from 7 AM until 8 PM. We are
not charged for breakfast, lunch or dinner; we are simply charged one meal each
time we enter the cafeteria. Last year, we could only go in once during each
meal time. This new plan was great news for people like me who have schedules
that conflict with normal meal times. The only problem is that the only
cafeteria worker who has been alerted to this change is the cashier. The people
who actually prepare and serve the food don't seem to be aware that the
cafeteria is always open. Someone is always there waiting to swipe my card as I
enter, but often I will walk in the room only to find a bunch of empty steaming
trays. Since we must pay to enter, there is no way of knowing about the
availability of food before being charged for it. I tried to avoid this once by
asking the cashier if there was any food, and she looked at me like I was an
idiot (of course there's food. It's a cafeteria!) and claimed that there was. I
entered, and sure enough the food she was speaking of didn't exist. This has
happened to me countless times, and at several different hours of the
day.
Posted: Wed - November 19, 2003 at 05:22 PM