joe45
Senior Don Juan
ok anyone done waiter/tress job before and how was it, like it or not and tell me why. how muchc did u make in tips. what restaurant did u work at. compared to ur other jobs how does it stand
"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
waiting tables
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"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
McKindley
Senior Don Juan
I personally hated it. But that's just me. I know plenty of people that will not do any other job (keep in mind we're all relatively young and don't have college degrees yet).
The money can be good, as long as you work at a decent place. If you work at a buffet restaurant you won't make any money, but if you work at a nice joint the tips can be worth it.
I personally can not STAND rude customers. And that's a lot of what you have to deal with when you wait tables. I took a job where the customers can never even talk to me unless I let them. That's how much I hate customer service.
But if you can handle people *****ing at you all day, the money is much better than what I do.
The money can be good, as long as you work at a decent place. If you work at a buffet restaurant you won't make any money, but if you work at a nice joint the tips can be worth it.
I personally can not STAND rude customers. And that's a lot of what you have to deal with when you wait tables. I took a job where the customers can never even talk to me unless I let them. That's how much I hate customer service.
But if you can handle people *****ing at you all day, the money is much better than what I do.
diablo
Master Don Juan
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penkitten
Master Don Juan
the money sucked at shoneys because they had too many waiters/waitresses on the floor...
however the money rolled in at waffle house because everyone else on my shift always called in
however the money rolled in at waffle house because everyone else on my shift always called in
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
I am a server now in a classy yet reasonably priced place. Our most expensive meal is just under $30 and we sell lots of wines and martinis. Unless there is a bad snow or ice storm that keeps people in I always make well over $20 an hour. I've waitressed at extremely busy restaurants with inexpensive food that had a very high turn over before...and you can make good money there, but the pace can be rough and the side work usually takes a long time. I work at a higher priced place now (but not so high it doesn't get busy) and the pace is slower, turnover is slower, much easier sidework and a much more laid back attitude. You can make good money at these places, too. If you work in a better place you will need to know proper server etiquette...like how to properly open a bottle of wine, for example. It's easy, though...just takes practice. If you want to wait tables you should first decide which kind of environment you want to work in. The chain restaurants are usually worse environments to work in with a very high turnover rate. The privately owned local places are usually better to work at.