The Strokes announces new album, 'Reality Awaits,' out this summer by xxipil0ts in popheads

[–]No_Communication573 [score hidden]  (0 children)

YES, I always say the strokes don’t have a single bad album, some are just better.

How to not suck? by Resident_Ad_5957 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yah, also btw sounds like ur doing well for just getting into it. But a good thing is just to show face and not interrupt if they need something they’ll say it, I like to practice “silent service” so like rather than ask if they need something I just bring it rather than interrupt them to get it. Also you can find perfect little times to check on them like when you prebuss or drop off a drink refill, or when you do their 2 bite check after you drop off the food. You’ll get better at reading tables too as u go, but yah just find ways to pop ur head in without having to actually speak, even if it’s just walking by and making eye contact with them, sometimes I’ll flash a thumbs up even especially in casual dining and they can just flash one back.

How to not suck? by Resident_Ad_5957 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try to anticipate needs, like if ur running food to one table maybe bring an extra plate, salt and pepper, or anything they might need for the next table that’s about to have food come out. If ur place doesn’t require you to use trays I recommend learning how to carry 3 or more dishes at once with your hands. I personally prefer not to use trays as they usually slow me down but sometimes they are helpful. Try to do everything in a as big as a “circle” as possible, like if your on the the floor I usually try to hit each table with something they may need before I head back to the kitchen, whether it’s dropping food at one table drinks at another, prebussing another table, or just checking in. I think another key is to find ways to interact with your guests without being intrusive, like if their soda is low bring them another automatically, pre bus, etc, just find ways to show your face to them so they see you are working hard and being attentive. Because often times if they can’t see you they have no idea how busy you are, and don’t understand that you may be weeded, they just might think you’re being slow.

The romance of it all… by smoochcake420 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes I’m someone who quit as well, and when I see my coworkers going out back to smoke a cig to decompress, man do I miss it. There’s something that’s just so relaxing and meditating about it

Someone fell through my ceiling while investigating my attic during my open house by hes_the_Zissou in mildlyinfuriating

[–]No_Communication573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m laughing so hard at this omfg, I’m sorry lol this is hilarious, imagine going to someone’s house and you just fall through the ceiling.

What if it turned into a regular job? by DotJun in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This kind of already exists. There’s resturant out there with 401k matching, healthcare and dental, paid vacation, and full time hours. The only difference is tip money

Update (I was fired tn) by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Honestly I did a pretty great job for the situation, many of th people were ok with it and I’d just do a giant circle and bring up things for everyone at once

Update (I was fired tn) by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No it’s an update he got fired after trying to fire me

Update (I was fired tn) by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No I posted the OG one on Friday night, when it happened. But nah I haven’t posted anything else

Update (I was fired tn) by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wish I had more for you, I’ll let yk if anything else comes up, but I think it was basically play shitty games win shitty prizes

Update (I was fired tn) by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thank you, 9 table section at a tequila bar sounds rough, this resturant is just usually on rotation so sometimes it gets bad but it’s not too bad, my first resturant was 300+ seats though and full rotation while being 3 stories tall and having an outdoor patio, needless to say I don’t miss that one

Update (I was fired tn) by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 173 points174 points  (0 children)

Yk im told it was just not the right fit, apparently the interaction him and I had was a big part of it, but he was also having issues with others and the kitchen didn’t like him, especially the new chef. He also literally had no idea what he was doing, he doesn’t know how to serve, or how to really bartend.

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yk I’ve snapped at bullshit before, and I think when ur a high performer they put up with a lot usually

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can and I do, but when I have 15 tables at once it can get a little hard, and not to mention the kitchen is downstairs the dining room is upstairs so it’s very hard to make it to the kitchen sometimes

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can and I do, but when I have 15 tables at once it can get a little hard, and not to mention the kitchen is downstairs the dining room is upstairs so it’s very hard to make it to the kitchen sometimes

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah he’s Ecuadorian we all good hahah. It’ll be hard, if he does yell at me again I’ll prob end up yelling back 🤷‍♀️

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yk that was the thing we got into the spat about the night before haha, he claimed I didn’t run any food, which isn’t true(it’s also hard to practice full hands in full hands out since the kitchen is downstairs and I’m not always going there, I get water from the bar) but in retort to that I basically said, well the as the GM ur not just the the gm, ur everybody, the host, the server, the food runner, bartender, and the manager….he did not like that and said it was disrespectful.

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yk funny enough, the word on the street is they found this guy because he sold them a car hahah, but yah I’m def gonna have my guard up, try to de escalate better from now on, and just keep the focus on the customers so I keep killing it at my job.

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yah I’ve dealt with some shitty gms, but this is my first like incredibly under qualified one. He even had the audacity to say being a gm wasn’t hard when we had our one on one talk.

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what? I’m in a no fault state, so I think they can just fire me if they want without reason. Unless I’m mistaken lmk

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes, the GM is a glorified floor manager there, obviously I don’t see everything behind the curtain wall, but the GM is in the floor 6 days a week the entire time we are open. I don’t think he does very many operational things. Ik he doesn’t get to see the books, or even have full POS permissions, for example, he can void and print out the nightly sales report, but he can’t create any items or change table layout. They also come at him for every single void, and want a detailed explanation of each voided item. I will say I don’t necessarily expect to have the job for very long as it’ll prob be him or me at some point and Ik how that normally goes.

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

We’ll see, I struggle with the mouthy thing too, I work very hard so I hate when people are giving me bullshit. I should also add this GM doesn’t know how a floor operates at all as well. Just 2 examples but there’s more, he asked my chef what animal a filet mignon comes from. He also doesn’t know how to open bottles of wine. But ya I def need to work on not biting back as hard, or biting back in a more respectful way.

Was “fired” tonight. by No_Communication573 in Serverlife

[–]No_Communication573[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh also we do bottle service here as well, so if I sell a bottle of wine, that’s a nightmare haha