People that are always apologizing

Like a waitress apologizing for bad restaurant food. She didn't cook it, just served it. Or a parishioner apologizing for something the minister failed to do.
 

I notice young mothers with infants in strollers are always apologising. I tell them that they have nothing to apologise for and that motherhood is to be celebrated. I can only assume that they get a lot of dirty looks from grumps.
 
debodun said:
Like a waitress apologizing for bad restaurant food. She didn't cook it, just served it. Or a parishioner apologizing for something the minister failed to do.
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I think it's good customer service for the waitress to apologize to the customer if the food is not up to expectations. How rude it would be for her to have a too bad, so sad attitude. She is considerate of the customer and as far as I'm concerned there's not enough of that these days. When I was working, I always apologized if someone was taken care of late because of that day's circumstances, etc. I don't know about church, maybe if the parishioner had something to do that was directly related to what the minister failed to take care of, then an apology is appropriate, IMO.
 
debodun said:
Like a waitress apologizing for bad restaurant food. She didn't cook it, just served it. Or a parishioner apologizing for something the minister failed to do.
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I agree with that. It isn't the waitress's place to apologize for the cook or the minister. I think more appropriate might be, "I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it/feel that way. I'll pass your comments on to the cook/minister and have him/her contact you. (Or come out and speak to you.) What can we do to remedy the situation?"
 

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