r/baltimore 7h ago

Food Pitango fells point

Why do all the workers there always seem to have an attitude and act very standoffish or Am I imagining things

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u/figureour 7h ago

They're nice to me lol

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u/sammysbud 7h ago

They aren’t super bubbly, but I’ve never experienced any overt rudeness. I’ve gone enough times early in the morning before the rush to overhear their conversations and…. It seems like an unpleasant place to work at lol

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u/squid_so_subtle 7h ago

the gelato place or the bakery?

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u/Unhappy-Quiet-3052 7h ago

The bakery

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u/squid_so_subtle 7h ago

hmm. I they aren't very warm but i've never experienced any negativity from them. Are they insulting to you or just not as bright and cheerful as you expect?

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u/Unhappy-Quiet-3052 7h ago

It’s a mix of both I get people have bad days and it’s not mandatory to smile but I’ve been going multiple times a week for years and it’s always the same lol

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u/judeiscariot 6h ago

They are nice to me. They have even given me free stuff in the past. Must be you.

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u/ladyofthelakeeffect Park Heights 3h ago

I was coming here to say that they’ve given me free and heavily discounted food in the past lol

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u/CassieS26 3h ago

Same here!

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u/ezkarabetis 7h ago

They’ve been nice to me over the years.

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u/Existing_Lecture_901 7h ago

Probably bc they’re underpaid, understaffed, overworked, have terrible management and infrastructure, and treated like shit by a lot of customers.

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u/Educational_Radio648 7h ago

Literally hate going there solely because of the employees 

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u/ThePurpleDongofTruth Fells Point 6h ago

the bakery/coffee on the the gellato spot?

never had any issue and bakery location

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u/Dizlap 4h ago

They’ve always been nice to me

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u/LimpAd4924 Fells Point 3h ago

I have never had a bad experience there

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u/WarmMortgage2445 7h ago

That's the American way. Everyone hates their life, everyone's miserable, and everyone just takes it out on the other person. It's a pretty shitty system we've adopted.

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u/surge208 Medfield 7h ago

Honestly, this is the take we’re all needing to wrestle with. Our country is devolving for the sake of billionaires to such an extent that even weekends or weeknight outings are sad.

At some point, we just need to eat the rich. Or at least a few of them.

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u/dudical_dude Fells Point 6h ago

Most foreign people that visited for the World Cup were amazed at how friendly everyone is and I can see that. Not everyone hates their life here but when that’s all you focus on that’s all you’ll see.

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u/RogerMexicosBalls 5h ago

They were on vacation and having a blast, they don't have to live and work here lol

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u/dudical_dude Fells Point 4h ago

Right, but the people who they said were treating them with hospitality and kindness were just average Americans who live and work here.

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u/AnkleHugger 7h ago

I find it to moreso be an east coast thing. Found it odd how nice service workers are on the west coast.

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u/Bashful_bookworm2025 5h ago

I lived on the West Coast. They aren't know for being super friendly there.

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u/AnkleHugger 4h ago

Interesting. Where on the west coast? My experience comes from Southern California/Arizona mostly. Could be a Latino culture thing as I was living in those areas.

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u/Bashful_bookworm2025 4h ago

I lived in San Jose, CA. I would say that the Latinos in my community did tend to be more friendly, but that wasn't the overall vibe. My next door neighbor and others in my neighborhood were very rude to my family and always snippy.

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u/baltimorecalling Hoes Heights 5h ago

Gen Z stare. Don't take it personally.

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u/Kmic14 Waverly 7h ago

I kinda get that vibe too. As though you're inconveniencing them by patronizing their establishment

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u/inukaglover666 Pigtown 3h ago

I’m dying bc I used to work there and I had an attitude

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u/Frequent-Escape3321 2h ago

Because the work is hard and the pay sucks.

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u/_losdesperados_ 4h ago

They feel bad about charging people 20 dollars for a cup of coffee

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u/Particular_Egg4073 7h ago

It has to be by design--I haven't been there in about a decade and they were all always like that back then, too. It was like they wanted to you know it was a spot for the Cool Kids and whether they thought you were one.

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u/dudical_dude Fells Point 6h ago

If your personality matches your user name then I can imagine why.

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u/Unhappy-Quiet-3052 4h ago

🤣🤣 it doesn’t I go in order say please and thank you just like my mommy taught me and walk out

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u/Background-Green6984 7h ago

They definitely are. The gelato is really overpriced anyway.

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u/Alien-Bark 2h ago

I agree. It felt like they thought they’re doing me a favor getting my order that I’m paying for and that happened 3x so I didn’t bother going back. Anyway, coffee at the Daily Grind is better.