Why “The Waiter Rule” is the Ultimate Personality Test
“It is the way one treats his inferiors more than the way he treats his equals which reveals one’s real character.” -Charles Bayard Mitchell
There are quite a few CEO’s who have admitted to using business meals to perform a very particular test. And it is one you might not see coming.
Have you ever been out to dinner with someone who was incredibly rude to the wait staff? It is an awkward and uncomfortable situation.
As it turns out, many people watch for this egregious social offense to evaluate your character.
As well they should.
“It’s hard to get a dozen CEOs to agree about anything, but all interviewed agree with “The Waiter Rule”. They acknowledge that CEOs live in a Lake Wobegon world where every dinner or lunch partner is above average in their deference. How others treat the CEO says nothing, they say.
But how others treat the waiter is like a magical window into the soul.” -Del Jones, USA…
