Working with the public isn't always easy. Here are the top five things that might annoy a hostess.

1. Asking if you seat yourself.

Of course, you do! I'm just sitting at a desk with a sign that says "Please wait to be seated" right near the door just for the fun of it!

2. Actually seating yourself

No, go ahead. It's not like it's my job to do that.

3. Moving your seat.

I sat you there for a reason, but no, go right ahead and move your seat to a waitresses’ section that I just sat. It’s not like you’re messing up my waitstaff rotation or anything.

4. When you greet them and they completely ignore you.

"Hi, welcome to (name of restaurant)! How can I help you?" *ignores you*"Bye, have a great day! Come again!" *ignores you and walks straight out of the door without acknowledging you exist*

5. Complaining to us.

Now, I don't mind helping here and there, but being asked things that your waiter/waitress takes care of is a burden on us, especially when I have a line out the door and dirty tables I need to clean to sit people. "Where's my check?" "Where's my food?" "I've been waiting so long for my food; is it almost done?" Um, I don't know good questions, why don't you ask your waiter/waitress, cause you know, that is kind of their job.

I have no control over getting people's checks. Each waitstaff at my restaurant has a certain number to put in orders, and I have no access to that, so even if I wanted to, I couldn't. I have no control over how fast your food gets to your table or not.