The Critic

Critics are everywhere. You find them cribing, saying bad about you, and trying to make you feel insecure.

They laugh at your efforts, they make you feel low, and go extra mile to ensure you are hit.

What to do when you face one?

Recently, one of my blogpost attracted my long lost friend critic of mine -who is currently based in Mumbai- to write some beautiful words. here what the person wrote:

1 comments:

Dumb said...

Bitch....check your spellings and grammar to start with. Now I do believe in that saying I read the other day..."Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one"....Oh!....get a life!!!

August 6, 2010 5:43 PM  

 

The Person, who was highly annoyed with my Post on "Feed-BACK form of Hotel Mayura"

 went on to use abusive language.To ensure that the identity is not revealed, the person, went on to create an id "Dumb". and wrote the comment. :)

Now, the learning.

 

1. You can never stop people from feeling insecure, if you are good at something, and they will use their ways to fulfill their insecurities. Comments, problem creation, idenity hide, are some of the steps they are bound to take to satisfy their sense of insecurity. Let them do it.

Thats the best they can do.

2. They do not realize that they waste more time of their precious life, trying to criticize others than to put it into some constructive efforts to better their own life. May be that's one reason they never get enough of life, and need booze, drugs, job hoppings, and are never satisfied at work. Do you really care about such a human being.

3. One sure shot way to ensure that you are doing good, is not to have followers, but to have critics. Until few people are dissatisfied with your work, you will never make an impact. So presence of a critic must always be welcomed.

So the Sum Up:

How many of you know the Best Critic of the World? 

Well, No one,because, there is no Best Critic in the world.

 

But, Critic also teach you some good stuffs, which one must not let go.

I thank "DUMB", for highlighting that I must improve on my Grammer, and above all, I thank "DUMB" for dedicatedly following my blog, increasing my hits and ensuring I learn.

 

 

Next time you face a Critic,

Smile.. because their future is worse than Hell. 

 

 

In case you want to go through the comment of my critic, and wish to leave yours, kindly visit

 

Feed-BACK form of Hotel Mayura

and scroll down to comment.

 

Feed-BACK form of Hotel Mayura

Yesterday, went with the family for a dinner. One of the Star rated hotels, things went on fine, but what struck most was the feedback form. Here is my take on it.
Hotel Mayura, the feedback form had a specific, preplanned line.

" Thankyou for visiting our restaurant. We would like your valuable suggestions as a feedback to improve our services & upgrade ourselves.".

Then the problem started.

Few alarming coloumns:
Tel No.: Who the hell holds a Telephone number, and why you want me to contact at a number where I am usually not available.
Date of Visit: You want me to put the effort of writing today's date. Can't you do that for me.
Outlet: Now, how many understand what to write in an Outlet and even who does, who remember about it.
Server: What does that mean, as In Server address, or the name of the waiter.
Table No.: You want Customer to remember which table they sat on.


If not, atleast write down : To be filled by office.

Then came the question round.
1. How Often do you visit Ocellus?
Options was, This is my first Visit, Weekly, Monthly, Once in a Blue Moon.
What do you want me to think about this question?
Will writing Weekly, give me some benefits, or once in a blue moon give me some bad experience.


Then there were usual questions on dining experience, even they were not well framed.

I pity how business do not understand the value of attention.
3 minutes, of undiluted, valuable, nutritious attention, offered to you to know about yourself and your restaurant, and improve,  & businesses waste this absolute valuable chance of making an impression.

Solution:

1. Ask for my card as I enter, or My Good Name. Device a strategy to know my name. Check out My Car, Indians have the habit of writing the name, behind the car, or ask my driver. Atleast he will tell you, who am I.

2. Have a Form printed exclusively for me, with my name, if you lay hand on my card, then my address and contact number. 

3. I am going to stay for next 45 Minutes for sure, you have enough time to get a feed forward ( sorry I do not prefer word feed back), and make a customized form for me.

4. Give me an Option of writing some comments, please, if the customer wants to speak, thats the best thing available for you.

5. Don't ask ridiculous questions.  Ask questions which makes sense for your business.

Can you write, 

" This fine food for you was specially prepared by our "Chef Malhotra". In case you wish to leave a comment for him, or want to connect with him, kindly drop in your comment with contact, and our Chef would be happy to contact you".

Have a list of 20 Housewifes in this domain, and then call them during a weak time of restaurant.

Ask your Chef to share few tips and recipies, make them highly delighted.

At the end you have 20 Biggest Word of Mouth agent, who will go far ahead than filling your tables, and making your brand.

They are going to connect with you.

Please, dont be lousy, make your customer feel awesome about his/her time.