My Waitress Confessions

The joys and woes of my job as a waitress and hostess at a small-town family restaurant.

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When the host quadruple seats my section

(and then doesn’t offer to get drinks for any of the tables)

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When customers reach out to touch me

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When my customers call me out on my pep

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MY ATTITUDE WHEN I’M IN THE BACK VS. MY ATTITUDE WHEN I’M INTERACTING WITH CUSTOMERS

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WHEN I GUILT MY BOSS INTO LETTING ME GO HOME EARLY

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WHEN SOMEONE ASKS WHAT’S IT LIKE WORKING IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS

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The entire time I’m at work, all I’m thinking is

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Me trying to stay awake in a work meeting

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We got a new vacuum cleaner at work.

All the waitresses are like 

Everyone else is like 

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When you’re trying to take a tables order and you’ve got another table waving you down

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Someone asks “How are you?” and you’re thinking

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When the seating pattern gets severely messed up

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When you’ve seen other people eating and enjoying their food all day and then you finally get to eat

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When the restaurant is full so you tell a customer they have to wait to be seated & they say they are never coming back

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When you ask your table if they need another minute to order and they just look at you like

So you’re just standing there like 

And then when they FINALLY answer you, you’re thinking 

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When the restaurant is empty but we’re still open

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When tables want my attention they should