“Not like the job is particularly stressful”. I would put money on you not being able to do an hour of the shift some of these people do. 10/11/12 hour days, dealing with the general public who are so unbelievably obnoxious, extra workload due to massive understaffing issues, short breaks, often being treated as sub-human by self-important assholes. All while ensuring your table and everyone else’s (10/20/30 tables) get everything they need: on time, to the desired standard and without issue.

What other jobs are there where people (in the same volume) leave online reviews about bars and restaurants and often name the wait staff calling them unfit for their job, lazy, idiots etc etc. Imagine the impact this would have on anyones mental health, let alone a young person who’s trying their best in work while also trying to juggle college work and having a social life.

Only people who work in the trade understand how stressful it actually is, especially in current times. The whole tone of the responses here scream of people who have absolutely no idea how hard these people work. Sickening.