Being a server can be a rewarding job, but that doesn’t mean it comes easy. It’s a whole bunch of multi-tasking, working long hours and coming home feeling like you’ve run a marathon and then got hit by a truck all at the same time. Servers work really hard to make sure your dining experience is a good one because the more you enjoy yourself, the more you’ll probably leave your server as a tip. Servers rely on their tips because it’s literally their only source of income. Just know that while your server is running around getting you whatever you need with a smile on their face, they could be thinking of all the things they wish they could say about their job.
1. Yeah, sure, I’ll get you your third refill in the past five minutes.
It’s not like I have anything better to do.
2. Yes, I totally want to hear your life story.
Please tell me all about your childhood and your job while your food is probably getting cold in the kitchen.
3. Sure, I’ll order the hot wings for you even though I know you’ll send them back because they’re too hot for you.
4. Please don’t yell at me for your food taking forever.
As a server, there is only so much I can do. After all, I’m not the one in the back making the food for you.
5. Please control your children.
Don’t let them crush chips up, and break crayons and throw them on the floor. I don’t get paid enough to clean up after your children.
6. Please be patient, especially if you can visibly see that I am busy.
I am only one person juggling five or six tables, and all of those tables needed something at the exact same time.
7. Please do not talk down to me.
Just because I am providing a service to you it doesn’t mean I am any less human than you.
8. Please, please tip me well.
I know I gave you good service and tips are my only source of income. Servers don’t get paychecks. And no, $5 on $45 is not acceptable.
9. Yeah, I’m a double today but since you just want to sit and drink today, I’ll stay until close with you.
10. Thank you for calling me by my actual name instead of, “That girl with the blonde hair.”
11. At the end of the day, I actually do enjoy my job.
It’s trying at times, and stressful, but it allows me to pay the bills and I really can’t ask for anything else.