Re: Forget I bothered
I didn't want to only hear things in agreement with my original post. But just not ones so convoluted. If one works hard....doesn't that ,In essence ,make it hard work? It is hard work, it can be profitable but you earn every penny. Have a wonderful day! I like my chosen career, but in all the restaurants I have worked, the truck stop venue, is the only one where leaving a dollar for superior service is the norm. I know many truckers are struggling, but so is everyone. It's all irrelevant, as stated, I'm giving notice and returning to another part of the industry. I've worked at a truck stop for only a short while and already have seen many girls come and go due to the tipping norm. I now know why most places only have older servers as constants, it's all they have done and really have no where else to go. It's really sad though, our primary training consists of how to be sympathetic and upbeat to our truck drivers because of all the frustrations they face from waiting for loads, to unload, to trying to get home to their families, drive time screwed because of regulations that only permit a certain hours allotted to drive. We are literally indoctrinated to make our restaurant a welcoming and friendly place where you can get a good meal, a sympathetic ear about the repairs your truck is undergoing, how much you hate the government or whomever, and have a place to vent and feel a little better if possible. So, just remember that the next time you pay 25 bucks for a steak, never have to ask for a refill, get a dessert prepared and delivered by your server, have your cup or thermos filled up and are told to be safe out there and come back again. And then you leave a dollar in gratitude for wonderful service and for someone willing to just listen, for the other waitresses out there...cause I'm out of it. You know how yall sit in a line waiting to get unloaded at a warehouse and the situation is beyond your control? How your dispatcher/company/wife may be upset for something beyond your control? What if they shaved money off your pay for that?, alot of times with the kitchen running behind or whatever, that's exactly what happens to us.
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