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Sunday, August 01, 2004

invisibility

Ever wish you were invisible? I do. For example two nights ago at the restaurant that I work at, I wished many a time that I could dissapear. I am an extrovert, but sometimes (especially on days that I work both jobs) I wish that I could just be alone. Working two jobs where you are serving people just wears you out completely. You have to act as though you are happy that after working all day that you get the opportunity to serve yet another party of 10 at 10pm!! If you really said what you wanted to the kid who drinks 5 glasses of root beer and then whines to you that he wants another....his mom or dad wouldn't really tip you well. I have to give most of the customers credit...not everyone is annoying and most of them are pleasent. But as a waitress you can't help but be consumed by that one negative customer who drive you nuts and then tips you poorly. For example...the party of 5 who has a reservation (and still winds up waiting 30 minutes becuase the people currently sitting at their table are taking their sweet time getting up) and then blames you for the wait!! Or the one person who doesn't want mushrooms on their tortelloni and blames you when one slips in there. Or the customer whose pizza takes 45 minutes becuase the kitchen is backed up. I feel like screaming sometimes: "No you whiny brat, you can't have another root beer. Or, do you think I personally cooked your tortelloni???" What do these people think that I do everything? I just want to yell: "No, after carrying all 25 of your waters to your table I don't feel like refilling the jerk's glass who sucked his down before I even finished setting them all down on the table. How about I just bring a pitcher out for him and stick a straw in it to save myself some effort? I don't want to serve anyone else! I've had it."
It makes me think...did Jesus ever wish he was invisible?? Did he ever get sick of serving people all the time. I know that he didn't do it for money, but it's similar. People just take and take and take until you feel as though you've got nothing left to give. Did Jesus ever feel drained? I know that he would go off by himself for a while, but did he ever feel like telling people off or dumping hot coffee on their laps? I doubt it. Lord help me I want to be invisible.

3 Comments:

  • My mom is one of those types of customers. She does tip pretty well most of the time, but I think she is convinced that all of the resturants and grocery stores in the country have a conspiricy going against her.

    I'm too apathetic to complain most of the time. And any inclination that I may have ever had to complain totally disappeared after seeing the movie "Road Trip."

    If a waitress ever brought me out a whole pitcher of coke, well, I think she would get the biggest tip ever.

    By Blogger Unknown, at 1:12 PM  

  • amen to the pitcher idea. I drink a lot of water. its not root beer, and i'm a little older. but ya she might as well bring the pitcher. Hang in there. Serving is certainly a tough job. I've done it a lot in my working years. Certainly not waitressing though. more like bussing, and telling people 6 quarters equal $1.50 not 5 quarters. People who don't treat waiters and waitresses with respect are pond scum anyways.

    By Blogger Kevin, at 5:56 PM  

  • Kevin, I don't know who you are...but i like you already!

    By Blogger Juliet, at 9:08 AM  

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