The Impartial Waiter

A family sits at a table in a restaurant. They each look intently at their menus. Eventually, the father looks up to find the waiter. He sees a man leaning on the outside of the counter, absolutely unoccupied, doing nothing but stare at his mobile phone, and tap every once in a while. The father tries to grab the man’s attention. He waves his arm, even snaps his fingers. Looking frustrated, he finally calls out:

“Hey! Can we get some service here!?” The man leaning on the counter doesn’t look up, nor pays attention. The father gets angry.

“HEY! We want to order here!” The man leaning on the counter looks up and says:

“Huh?” The father is incredulous and getting red in the face.

“I said we would like to order, if it’s ok with you!?” The man is unfazed, and retorts:

“Oh, I’m not the waiter, I don’t even work here! But I think that guy does!” He points to another man, leaning on the counter, absolutely unoccupied, doing nothing but stare at his mobile phone, and tap every once in a while.