When it comes to dining out, you truly never know what type of experience you are in-store for. Whether you are dining at an establishment you frequent of have deciding to venture out to a new place, you still may be in for a surprise when it comes to service, other customers and overall satisfaction. Check out this article on just how wrong some things can go.

Key Takeaways:

• As soon as Table 16 is seated, Samantha goes to greet her customers.
• “Good afternoon and how are you doing today?”
• She is a good waitress who strives to make her guests happy and always has a smile on her face.

“Nobody has ever actually ordered that before. It’s kinda meant as a joke, but okay. I’ll have your food out in a few minutes.”

http://thebitchywaiter.com/2016/11/if-you-ordered-it-you-have-to-pay-for-it.html

The blog post covers an all too common incident with the issue of unruly children in restaurants. Often many parents allow their children to run amuck and cause a simply dining experience into chaos. The issue with children creating a distraction with bad behavior relies on the parents and their lack of effective discipline. Unfortunately, becoming a parent requires only fertility and little, if any education for preperation for parenthood.

Key Takeaways:

• Over the years, I have often made the claim that “I hate children.” While it is certainly enjoyable to proclaim such a statement, many people have corrected me and said that what I should be saying is “I hate shitty parents.” Fine. I hate shitty parents.
• Hey, shitty parents: wake the fuck up. Nobody wants to go to a restaurant and see your kids behave like wild animals.
• es, I might hate children, but my hate stems from the parent who cannot be bothered to do their damn job and raise their child to be a responsible human being with a modicum of manners.

“As long as you can figure out a way to drop a hot load onto an egg and get it all fertilized up, you can make a baby! No permits, no education, no license and no guarantee of responsibility! Have fun!”

http://thebitchywaiter.com/2016/11/child-runs-rampant-at-restaurant-parents-dont-care.html

When you find a chef that creates the most elegant of foods or a menu planner that knows the right tricks to get customers inside the door, keeping them at your establishment, working happily, is important. What can you do to ensure that you aren’t losing out on the best talent at your restaurant?

Key Takeaways:

• Good employees are scarce and precious assets, yet all too often they are taken for granted by leadership across all levels.
• Some of the mistakes that cost businesses their top servers—lack of recognition, overworking, failure to provide sufficient pay—are obvious. Others are less so.
• Quick-service environments are inherently hands-on, and there are no greater experts when it comes to the technical aspects of business than servers and food handlers.

“Good employees are scarce and precious assets, yet all too often they are taken for granted by leadership across all levels.”

https://www.qsrmagazine.com/outside-insights/3-ways-keep-top-talent-your-restaurant

Owners and operators who create a culture that encourages employees to balance work demands with a personal life will find that it leads to more focused and efficient team members who will stick around longer and bring a renewed sense of purpose and enthusiasm to their work. When it comes to larger pursuits, he spends extensive time working with his employer to lay out his work responsibilities and personal commitments well in advance, so expectations are managed and transparent.

Key Takeaways:

• Working in restaurants and bars means many demands: Long hours, high levels of stress and physical exhaustion, all while digging deep into the reserves of the well of hospitality to take care of guests.
• Finding a balance between the needs of work and life is the holy grail that eludes many in the business, but it’s key for a long and fruitful career.
• Cronin advised doing even simple things, like going for a short walk in the middle of the day, knowing that when one returns to work, they’ll be more energized and efficient.

“Often in our careers, he said, we feel guilty when we are not working each moment to advance ourselves professionally.”

http://nrn.com/workforce/work-life-balance-key-career-longevity