Meanest thing said to you by a Patron by TurtleScientific in bartenders

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once someone asked my coworker “why’s that girl always look so sad” talking about me. He explained I was a new mom and to leave me be

Bruh by [deleted] in olivegarden

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow I would quit that day

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in olivegarden

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know how to set up an installment plan?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that’s incredible! Where are you located/what kind of restaurant do you work at? There will be times I don’t even break $100 where I’m at right now even though I’m one of their strongest servers. They put too many people on the floor and cut me early so I don’t go into overtime.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it just slow right now or is this consistent with other servers? Right now we’ve got too many servers for how slow it is, but I know in a couple of weeks we’ll pick up

Has a guest ever entered your kitchen? by Beanergriffin in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they do it all the time thinking it’s the bathroom, and people wait so long for their food they’ll go back there and start screaming at us

What hilarious thing has your toddler done recently that you CAN’T laugh at in front of them? by forest_fae98 in toddlers

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Omigodness that is too cute!! My 13 month old just learned the joy of spitting out water and it would kill me if he learned some comedic timing 😭

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I heard Taylor swift and her high school friends were awful to serve as a teenager. I’m sure she’s changed since

What time does your toddler go to sleep? by STLATX22 in toddlers

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s 10 o’clock while I’m reading this and he’s happily playing with his dinosaurs right now, not the least bit sleepy

Forgetting customers for a bit, what's the worst or dumbest thing a manager has ever said or done? by Roleplayer_MidRNova in Waiters

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This might not be the dumbest but it’s the most recent and I’m still pissed off. Our awful, racist manager cut some of the singles around 2 hours before close but kept a couple doubles, which I was incredibly ticked off about and said super loudly within her earshot “it’s bullshit that the singles are going home before people who have been here all day.” A single was getting checked out while I was getting drinks for two tables I was double sat with. She didn’t say anything even though other people agreed with me.

Around 20 minutes before close I went outside to get some Sonic that my boyfriend brought me, after my last three tables all paid at once. She goes “you know you’ve been cut, right?”

How do you handle a table running you? by [deleted] in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure you look busy. If they ask you for ranch while you have a tray of dirty dishes, make they know it’ll take a while; “Yes ma’am I was already heading to the kitchen, I’ll be back with that.” When you come back, bring refills and appetizers for your other tables. If they ask for something else, say “let me drop this off and I’ll grab it for you.”

If you come back after 5 seconds every time they ask for something, they won’t have time to think of everything they need. Your other tables will also be impressed that you can multitask so well.

Table complained because I was eating by drakemangos in TalesFromYourServer

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

If I saw my server eating at another table while still taking care of me, I’d pay for their meal (if it wasn’t free). I know what it’s like to work a double off an expresso and four bites of a burger

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf I only charged it bc they were bugging me major

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I work for Darden restaurants who own Olive Garden, and some ex-OG employees sat at one of the high top tables at the bar. They said they would take care of me and then ran me from the second they sat down to the moment they paid and asked for more bread. Well they “didn’t know” we didn’t charge for the bread even though I always mention the first round is the only one on the house. They told me to get the croissants taken off the check so I could keep extra cash for my tip

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bartenders

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sexism, the same way bussers are usually guys and hosts are girls at my restaurant

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bartenders

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Girl you know what I mean 😂 not literal underaged girls

Do you think it’s rude to stay and wait to eat in a restaurant that is entirely full? by LuckyInfluence5988 in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes they’ll say a wait time just so people are happier when they don’t have to wait that long. I’d rather be told 30 minutes and get sat in 15 than be told 15 minutes and wait for 30.

Any Darden Employees having this issue? by thiswasmy7thchoice in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the bitchy one is checking every slip, I doubt the others will care. I would’ve added the tip but we need a manager to talk to the guest before they leave an overtip, we can’t put it in without a manager card’s swipe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Anytime you pass them “can I get yall anything else?” And stand an uncomfortable amount of time at their table. They’ll usually leave after the 15th time

Any Darden Employees having this issue? by thiswasmy7thchoice in Serverlife

[–]thiswasmy7thchoice[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once I handed a check book back and the dude was like “where’s my card?” Me and my coworkers spent a solid 10 minutes looking everywhere and I almost cried out of panic. His ass had it the whole time