Commentary
The restaurant business has always been a popular work place for young people. College students help pay their tuition and student loans with the tips received during their shift.
While working in the restaurant business for more than five years, I have learned a thing or two about patience and people.
Patience
If you are a server without patience then you are in the wrong field of work. Patience is required to deal with guests, bartenders, hosts, managers and the kitchen.
Patience needs to be had by guests, also.
- Don’t expect to get a table right away on a Friday or Saturday night.
- Please, do not ever snap your fingers at your server if you need something.
- Do not interrupt your server if he/she is speaking to another table.
- Don’t be mad at us because you can’t fit in a booth. Be mad at yourself.
- This is a crazy concept for some people to grasp but they are not the only guests in the restaurant.
People
Serving in a restaurant will open your eyes to different cultures. Stereotyping happens everyday in the world. It runs through restaurants like a truck. Employees are extremely susceptible to stereotype guests. Servers get a sense of table etiquette by the way their guest presents themselves. For example, if a man is slouching in his seat with his foot in the middle of the aisle there is a good chance he is going to be a problem. That does not mean you will receive a bad tip. It just means you won’t try as hard to earn a good tip.
Here are some tips for dining-out from a man that lives off of them:
- Ordering a steak at a seafood restaurant and expecting it to be cooked just right is obnoxious.
- Don’t allow your child to run rampant through the restaurant.
- If you’re iced tea is getting low then take a deep breath and relax. We will get to you.
- Don’t tell your server that you only have $25 and then order a $24 meal. Trust me, you won’t get good service.