Stopped in for an early lunch at a local restaurant a few months ago; hostess put me in a far corner, opposite the bar, & 2 tables away from where the manager was doing his daily briefing for all the waitstaff (gives you some idea of how early & empty the place was). I couldn't figure out whether the hostess was mad that I was alone (so many restaurants have that irrational fear/hatred of solo female diners) or that it was early, but after a few minutes of listening to the briefing, & all the joking that went along w/it, I got up & started to walk out. I give the mgr credit because he figured out right away what had happened, chased me down before I got out the door, apologized for doing his briefing in the middle of the dining room, seated me elsewhere & insisted on picking up the tab for my lunch.

Been back numerous times since.