So this one goes out to the lovely waitress with the hack of a hair dye job who waited on my friend and I. I don’t know what kind of shit you’re dealing with at home lady, but you can’t just dish it out on us like we’re worthless. And just because you’ve been working this lousy job for a while and are familiar with the vocabulary on the menu now, it does not give you the right to treat us like incompetent fools. I don’t know this cuisine, so don’t get obnoxious with me when I have a hard time pronouncing the words. Your loud voice and your phony manners, leave them in your trailer. And don’t pretend you’re in a rush when clearly, only three tables are being used. I did not appreciate your service at all. Furthermore, I am brutally insulted by how ineffectual you are. I forget your name. But if I had it, I’d call you out on it.
…you can’t even split a bill in half. Dumb shit.
This article appears in Aug 7-13, 2008.
Before you ever go and bitch at a server, have you ever tried to do his/her job? Probably not, you and your dipshit friend probably acted like assholes. The service industry is one of the most demanding fields there is, physically, and mentally because of idiots like you. Your fucking pathetic. I hope you get hit by the Harbour Hopper.
Whoa, M. This sounds like a legit bitch to me, and I HAVE worked in the service industry.
I don’t understand why people expect the server to split the bill in half for them? Can’t you and your friend divide by 2? Dumb shit.
I suppose you were giving dirty looks at her the entire time just because she wasn’t holding your hand and wiping your ass for you during your time at the restaurant. Maybe she WAS rushed… maybe some of her other ‘three’ tables had already asked her to get them a bunch of things before you two interrupted her service for her other tables, she was probably busy! Or maybe you CUSTOMERS are way too impatient! The other day I had this table of 5. I gave them their drinks, and I brought them their appetizers as soon as they (the appetizers) were ready. Then at the same time the main meal was ready, one of my other tables (who had been there long before the table of 5) were ready to pay. They had their bill split so it took longer for them to pay. As I was CLEARLY dealing with them, my table of 5 were all staring at me and some of them were kind of GLARING at me. Then as I finished with the table that paid, I went to get that main meal only to find the ‘dad’/oldest guy coming up by the kitchen looking for the food which had only been sitting there for about 5 minutes, and only because I was busy (not slacking off or being slow on my part). When he saw me get the food, he walked back to his table rolling his eyes! What the fuck-you guys won’t starve to death! Luckilly, since I remained courteous and immediately got them stuff (refills, napkins) they requested, they acted more grateful and still tipped me.
I expect the server to be able to split the bill for me because they are the one with the computer terminal and the program that is set up to do it. I once had a bill split 6 ways and paid for 1/6th of a nachos (plus all my drinks). No complaints from the server because it was that easy. Since a lot of people don’t carry cash anymore, it is a lot more convenient to get separate bills, and I tip heavier when I get my own bill. I usually tip 17-20% when I have my own bill, but when pooling a bill the tip usually ends up in the 12-15% range.