Would you be a good waiter?

Post Reply New Topic

HELL NO!

Waitressing is something on " My to do list " in life
( although I am leaving it somewhat late ) Of course it would have to be in some off beat bohemian place where my eccentricity would considered endearing.

I can smile and be attentive when the need arises, well most times actually but put me in a busy, demanding Pizza Hut or Hell's Kitchen type of place and I'd be a disaster waiting to happen.

I wouldn't be able to add the bill up correctly or use the credit card machine and as for taking the order oh my now that would be a mess!

I've been a server. It isn't so bad. Learning to balance those trays made it possible for me to learn to stand on my head--no joke. One day I suddenly discovered I could stand on my head and it came from the sense of internal balance I'd gained from schlepping trays.

Anyway the interaction part is not as hard as it might seem, since it's all fake anyway. Just learn to fake a smile that looks real and be on your toes, and the rest is cake.

No way. Too stressful

Yea, well it can be very stressful at times especially when people notice that your a bit different and try to pick apart whats going on. The hardest part is just keeping track of everything and making sure everyone gets treated equally, stuff like table 30 needs drink refills, table 20 wants more sour cream, new table needs to be attended, table 15 only has half of their food, all at the same time. I think the fact that i might have have aspergers limits my multitasking abilities and makes it even harder for me. I always get some tables that have to stick in the funny small talk but its really no big deal, if i say something unfunny/weird i just walk it off and it usually just discourages the person from doing it again.

no way in hell

Yes, I have the salesman type personality.

I'd end up dumping a tray of food on the first obnoxious person I served. I really despise the way people treat the wait staff.

I was a dishwasher and moved up to busboy. I think that was my limit. Having to navigate the complexities of the NT world in a busy restaurant would be disasterous. I somehow knew that and never applied for a waiter position. Makes sense to me now...

no! I would be a disastrous waitress!

I couldn't put up with that s**t.

Well I did a waiting bus thing for a bit and well let me tell you it did not end pretty.

Some snobbish grouchy lady who was obviously having a bad day or month was all ranting on me because I was checking if every thing was right. She start yelling and was all like I'm sick of waiting what are you slow or something? can't you see I need food You don't know who I am I want your manager blah ,blah, blah.

So, I was like Lady You could be the bloody Queen of the Universe and I would still tell you to go f your self. You're not the only person in existance on the planet. So, just shut the hell up and take your damn midol your heiness.

Employment was terminated.

Heck Yeah!! But it takes a toll on me. I work as a server for one of the busiest restaurants in the midwest. My feet hurt, my back hurts, my co-workers hate and talk about me, and at the end of the day, i have no psychic energy left to talk to anyone... But the money is nice, and it has taught me how to handle fluid situations differently.. I always wanted to try to serve to help me with my socialization problems and i found out a lot about it.

Though, i do complain about how i hate my f*****g job daily...