Let me just start off by saying that waitressing or waitering is a great job that pays extremely well. BUT (isn't there always a but?), it is not an easy job. Pretending to be nice to strangers and catering to their every need for 6 or 8 hours is mentally exhausting, let me tell you. Here are 27 instances that your waiter or waitress goes through every day (if not more):
1. When a customer tells you something that happened to him/her that day.
2. When you get triple sat for no reason.
3. When your order comes out looking picture perfect (thanks chefs).
4. Talking with your co-workers and realizing how strange you all are.
5. When a customer says “don’t judge me” for getting a lot of food.
6. When you can’t find your comfortable sneakers so you have to settle for shoes that make your feet hurt after an hour (good thing shifts are 8 hours).
7. When you have word vomit at your table because you have a lot of thoughts and not a lot of time.
8. When a table is mean to you.
9. When a customer orders something really strange.
10. When you carry a plate that is a thousand degrees to a table across the restaurant.
11. When people come in 10 minutes before closing and sit in your section.
12. When they say no to dessert.
13. When you got sat a table for 12 and 6 of them are screaming children with no self control.
14. When you get a ridiculously good tip for no reason.
15. When you screw up a table’s order and don’t want to go deal with their wrath so you hide in the back.
16. When a customer says they didn’t like their food and all you can think is…
17. When you screw up a simple order.
18. When a customer asks you what your favorite item on the menu is, but you don't want to recommend the wrong thing.
19. When you get a couple days off of work.
20. When it’s slow and the manager sends a co-worker home early.
21. When it’s slow and the manager sends you home early.
22. When you get an evil, evil customer.
23. When you have a nice customer eating alone.
24. When a customer asks you a personal question and then they continue to question you even though you have 5 other tables to tend to.
25. When your manager says your shift is over (finally).
26. When someone asks a really specific and complicated question about something on the menu.
27. When you realize all you do is waitress.
Going to the cinema alone is good for your mental health, says science
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