People come out to eat at a restaurant for more than the food. Eating out is an experience, and the wait staff is the most visible part of that experience. Can you chat up even the most dour and uncommunicative people at parties? Do you empathize with people easily? Are you quick with a joke and smile? If the answer is yes, you’ve got one of the necessary traits at waiting tables.

Key Takeaways:

• When I told you how difficult my day was at the bank, I never expected you to give me a massage, but you did.
• That story you told me about the three puppies who were flying first class to Paris, France and ended up in Texas was the funniest thing I have ever heard.
• You sacrificed your own fingerprints just so I could have hot french fries. I took a picture of it so I would never forget how much you did for me.

“When the cooks put my plate of fries in the window and the burger wasn’t there yet, you held that plate directly under the heat lamp until the rest of my food was ready.”

http://thebitchywaiter.com/2016/12/an-open-letter-to-the-most-amazing-server-in-the-whole-freaking-world.html

Being a waitress is many things, both good and bad, but it really depends on where you are working. I have been in the food industry for years and I have been in every different position possible. Waitressing is quite by far the hardest and the most rewarding position though.

Key Takeaways:

• According to the United States Department of Labor, there are approximately 2.5 million waiters and waitresses in this country
• Every once in a while, it’s good to be be reminded that what we do is a noble profession. Whether you work at Red Lobster, a mom and pop diner, Jean-Georges’ latest hot spot or Chili’s, it’s okay.
• We are the ones who keep the restaurant industry going and don’t let anyone make you feel bad about it. If someone tries to pass judgement on you for being “just a server,” just know that you are the one who will walk out the door with money in your pocket.

“It’s better to complain about the woman at Table 16 who sent her burger back three times because she ordered it “somewhere between medium and medium-rare but without too much pink, but just a little bit of pink.” Complaining about her on the Internet is better than losing your patience with her, telling her to fuck off and then getting fired. Complaining about your job does not mean you should go get different one. Besides, if all 2.5 million of us suddenly decided to quit, who in the hell is going to bring us our margaritas when we want to go out to dinner?”

http://thebitchywaiter.com/2016/12/yes-i-wait-tables-do-you-have-a-problem-with-that.html