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Originally Posted by sjg1219
I think a prerecquesite to life should be that all individuals male and female should have to be a server in a restaurant on a busy weekend night. Why, you ask? Do you realize that the servers are not the ones who have made the lines so long that you have to wait to be seated, the server is not the one who left the bathroom dirty (you can thank your peers for that) and would you really want your server cleaning the bathroom, the server is not the one cooking your food an no the server is not authorized to take a deduction off of your bill because you didn't like something. However, servers do realize that they are for the most part, the only person you come in contact with while dining in the restaurant, but really people, servers do their best to see to it that you have everything you need to have a pleasant dining experience so don't take out your frustrations of the world, or your horrible day your having on the server. They are human just as you, they are not beneath you because they are "just a server" in fact many servers I have had contact with do the job because they love it. They are paid a mere $3.50/hr plus tips. How many of you would work for this because you love your job? Be respectful, the restaurant business is hard work both physically and mentally.
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Hi sjg1219,
I read what you said. I understand. There are times when you can size 'em up pretty quick and you just know you might as well have introduced yourself by saying, "Hello, my name is sjg1219, and I am your scapegoat this evening."
I know this might be easy for me to say, but sometimes if you just keep smiling and paying attention, it really can lighten the mood. I know sometimes you just can't fix it, but often a little positive interaction can really help. But I know you already know all that stuff. You are a server. And servers are students of human nature.
I hope you will read the book "Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip -- Confessions of a Cynical Waiter" by Steve Dublanica. I think you would like it.
And yes, I have fulfilled the prerequisite. A long time ago. A golf course restaurant.
Boomer