I told off my first customer at the new job the other week. I immediately regretted it and imagined I might get into some trouble, which would be unfortunate because I absolutely love my new job.
A table of people with accents walk in... Russian or German, I'm not sure. 2 of them can barely speak english, but know enough to ask if we have anything on special, so I figure I'm not going to make anything off of them. Not a problem since everyone else is treating me well. One of the women with a better grasp of English asks to see a cocktail menu, which is odd in a tavern... also, other than listing what beers we have on draft, the menu just lists prices, and doesn't have an extensive list of every cocktail the bartender knows how to make. So I bring it out, and she says "This doesnt help me. Bring me something fruity. With strawberry". I tell her we have nothing strawberry flavored, and she just says "just fruity then" and waves me away. I bring her a purple haze, and she takes a sip and says she doesnt like it, and says "bring me something else"... I tell her I can't just keep bringing her some random drinks just to have her dislike all of them. She says "maybe if you did a BETTER JOB of picking drinks..." so i say "maybe if you just knew what you wanted..." and she asks to see a manager.
Immediately I have images of being fired going through my head. I swallow my pride, and I go tell S what has happened and have him go speak to them. He makes her a malibu and pineapple, brings it over and tells her "here, try this, and if you don't like it, maybe you should choose your drinks yourself" and walks away.
Did I mention I love my job? :D
Oh, and later her husband comes up to me, pays and tips well, and says "I'm sorry about my wife. She's a bit of a bitch sometimes."
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
New Job!
So, I finally have another service job, serving at a pub in a rich area of town that I usually never go near. Had my first shift last week, and ended up working in coat check during their busiest night of the week. I've never worked coat check before, but it didn't require any training, and they wanted to give me work instead of having to wait for someone to have time to train me on serving. It was interesting... lots of people walking in with no coat, taking the freezing cold walk from their car to the bar just to avoid paying a dollar to check their coat. So silly. And people walking away without taking their ticket, or losing their ticket and expecting me to give them their coat anyways as long as they can describe it. Doesn't work that way! I told one girl, how would she like it if some girl came in after her, saw her coat and really liked it, and came back later and said she lost her ticket and just described your jacket to me and I gave it to her? She probably wouldn't like that too much! I don't know why people can't just wait til the end of the night and take their coat when it's the last one there, especially since they're only trying to leave 30 min before close anyways. Too silly.
I had my first shift actually serving last night. I was just supposed to read the hand book and menu, maybe take a menu test, but while I was reading, my manager (Let's call him "S") said "hey, why dont you just take that new table?" H (other server) will help you out if you need"... so I did. It was the same POS system as another job I've had, so it was easy to jump right into it. It was a slow night, so I only got 3 tables, but all of them were hilarious, having a fun time, and tipped well over 20%. And they're all regulars, so I'll be seeing them again. I think I'm going to love this job.
My second table filled out our comment cards, and they were a hilarious read. They said things like "I wonder if S stuffs a sock down his pants" and "the girls should go topless"... too funny!
I had my first shift actually serving last night. I was just supposed to read the hand book and menu, maybe take a menu test, but while I was reading, my manager (Let's call him "S") said "hey, why dont you just take that new table?" H (other server) will help you out if you need"... so I did. It was the same POS system as another job I've had, so it was easy to jump right into it. It was a slow night, so I only got 3 tables, but all of them were hilarious, having a fun time, and tipped well over 20%. And they're all regulars, so I'll be seeing them again. I think I'm going to love this job.
My second table filled out our comment cards, and they were a hilarious read. They said things like "I wonder if S stuffs a sock down his pants" and "the girls should go topless"... too funny!
Monday, September 12, 2011
I don't see you!
I've gotten back into bartending in a busy nightclub, and WOW did I miss it. I love not dealing with children, not having to be completely PC and sugar-coated all the time, but the thing I like best of all? Getting to know who's cheap and won't tip me regardless of service early on, and without wasting a lot of time on them first, and getting to outright ignore them as the night gets busy!
Think about it, the bar in a nightclub doesnt exactly have a single-file line, there's a crowd 3 people deep and as wide as the bar will go. Some insistent jerk who thinks getting their shots is more important than everyone else is probably standing inside the bar (just barely, right where the server's station is at the end of it), yelling because my back is to them (but I'll get to them anyways if they haven't stiffed me once or twice already tonight). So, if you're some uppity bitch who walked in with a chip on her shoulder already, and has been treating me like crap all night (snapping fingers at me, waving cash in my face as I'm making someone else's drinks, attempting to correct me on contents of drinks when she doesnt know shit, and of course, stiffing me), get ready to be ignored when I have a mob in front of me. She's most likely acting that way because she's insecure about her appearance and is threatened by the mere existence of someone even remotely attractive. Whatever her issue is, it's not my problem, and I hope she doesn't die of thirst waiting. I don't want to risk making the throngs of other people who MIGHT tip me angry because they had to wait behind someone like you.
Think about it, the bar in a nightclub doesnt exactly have a single-file line, there's a crowd 3 people deep and as wide as the bar will go. Some insistent jerk who thinks getting their shots is more important than everyone else is probably standing inside the bar (just barely, right where the server's station is at the end of it), yelling because my back is to them (but I'll get to them anyways if they haven't stiffed me once or twice already tonight). So, if you're some uppity bitch who walked in with a chip on her shoulder already, and has been treating me like crap all night (snapping fingers at me, waving cash in my face as I'm making someone else's drinks, attempting to correct me on contents of drinks when she doesnt know shit, and of course, stiffing me), get ready to be ignored when I have a mob in front of me. She's most likely acting that way because she's insecure about her appearance and is threatened by the mere existence of someone even remotely attractive. Whatever her issue is, it's not my problem, and I hope she doesn't die of thirst waiting. I don't want to risk making the throngs of other people who MIGHT tip me angry because they had to wait behind someone like you.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Ignorance
Anyhow, I worked at a major chain restaurant... my old manager from one of my old bar jobs was managing there and got me the job.
One afternoon, we had a reso for 20 at noon. I don't know what idiot took that reso, the kitchen can't handle that huge of a party right in the middle of our lunch rush. They should have asked them to pre-order at least, or try to find out if they were on a time constraint... then they might have found out that these people were all from a nearby office building and only had an hour to spare, driving time included. Any idiot should have known they wouldn't be out in time, and that's where the problem lay.
The whole thing was seperate bills, and 6 extra people showed up after orders had already been taken, AND people kept moving seats... NOT helpful when you're trying to keep 26 tickets straight!! And of course, it took 30 min to get their food out from the time they ordered. They started bitching about 15 min after. I explained that the kitchen was a tad backed up, as the rest of the restaurant was packed and other people required food/service too. They weren't having it. As they paid their (separate) bills, one person bitched about me having to go to the bar for change, saying "i thought cash was always faster, thats why i went to an ATM on my way here!!"... um, yeah, cash IS faster when you say "keep the change"... not so much when you intend on stiffing me and don't have exact change. EVERY person stiffed me... I cant believe we dont have autograt for huge parties like that! I did overhear them saying that next time they'll have to go elsewhere because it was soooo slow (30 min ticket time for a 26 top is actually pretty darn fast, if you ask me!) so i got a bit of a smirk knowing they wouldn't be able to stiff THAT server, since all the other restaurants in the area do autograt for parties of 8 or more... i wish i could be a fly on the wall when THAT hissy fit goes down, because I guarantee the wait wont be any shorter at those restaurants either!
Besides the long wait time, there was NO reason to be unhappy. I was attentive with service, there was never an empty glass in front of anyone, modified orders all came out correct, I was friendly (until everyone was grumpy and unresponsive... then I was all about the silent service). I was ABLE to be so attentive because I had absolutely NO other tables... my attention was completely undivided. So when you stiffed me, that means I made no money at all. Actually, after tip out, i PAID $6.40 to serve your cheap asses.
Bottom line? If you need to be back in the office right away, there's a McDonald's down the street. Oh yeah, they won't mind the ZERO tip either.
One afternoon, we had a reso for 20 at noon. I don't know what idiot took that reso, the kitchen can't handle that huge of a party right in the middle of our lunch rush. They should have asked them to pre-order at least, or try to find out if they were on a time constraint... then they might have found out that these people were all from a nearby office building and only had an hour to spare, driving time included. Any idiot should have known they wouldn't be out in time, and that's where the problem lay.
The whole thing was seperate bills, and 6 extra people showed up after orders had already been taken, AND people kept moving seats... NOT helpful when you're trying to keep 26 tickets straight!! And of course, it took 30 min to get their food out from the time they ordered. They started bitching about 15 min after. I explained that the kitchen was a tad backed up, as the rest of the restaurant was packed and other people required food/service too. They weren't having it. As they paid their (separate) bills, one person bitched about me having to go to the bar for change, saying "i thought cash was always faster, thats why i went to an ATM on my way here!!"... um, yeah, cash IS faster when you say "keep the change"... not so much when you intend on stiffing me and don't have exact change. EVERY person stiffed me... I cant believe we dont have autograt for huge parties like that! I did overhear them saying that next time they'll have to go elsewhere because it was soooo slow (30 min ticket time for a 26 top is actually pretty darn fast, if you ask me!) so i got a bit of a smirk knowing they wouldn't be able to stiff THAT server, since all the other restaurants in the area do autograt for parties of 8 or more... i wish i could be a fly on the wall when THAT hissy fit goes down, because I guarantee the wait wont be any shorter at those restaurants either!
Besides the long wait time, there was NO reason to be unhappy. I was attentive with service, there was never an empty glass in front of anyone, modified orders all came out correct, I was friendly (until everyone was grumpy and unresponsive... then I was all about the silent service). I was ABLE to be so attentive because I had absolutely NO other tables... my attention was completely undivided. So when you stiffed me, that means I made no money at all. Actually, after tip out, i PAID $6.40 to serve your cheap asses.
Bottom line? If you need to be back in the office right away, there's a McDonald's down the street. Oh yeah, they won't mind the ZERO tip either.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Douchebaggery in the Dating World
Is there someone in your life that for one reason or another, you always feel down, or lesser after speaking to them? Who always need to remind you of past mistakes, or even decide what was a mistake and continue to make you feel guilty over it? Do conversations with a friend of yours make you feel guilty without actually feeling you've done anything wrong? I have something groundbreaking to tell you:
IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S THEM.
These so-called friends feel inadequate in their own lives and instead of wallowing in their own failures, they obsess over yours. They bring up your faults, your past mistakes, and seem to have overactive morals, but only in terms of judging you or others, and never in terms of restricting their own actions... and they do this on a regular basis. By always putting you down, they don't have to pay any attention to their own shortcomings. So here's what I've learned, and I hope you'll take them to heart.
Your past mistakes don't have to follow you. If you cheated on a past spouse, did too many drugs, had a child out of wedlock or an abortion, have been to jail or arrested, whatever your past mistakes have been, they DO NOT have to have ANY influence on your present opportunities (well, except employment due to laws I suppose) and they do NOT have to lessen your current happiness. You've made your mistakes, you dealt with the consequences at the time (ie: loss of spouse, health, money, freedom for a period of time) and now you are done with it. You have moved on, and the rest of the people in your life will have to as well, or they can stop associating with you if they are unable to do so. They DO NOT have the right to constantly bring it up or make you perpetually feel bad about it. Remorse is not meant to follow you for the rest of your days. Once again, you deserve to be happy.
You have a right to take other people's words at face value. "I don't want to be in a relationship", "It takes time for me to trust people" or "My kids come first" MEAN JUST THAT. If the person saying these things only say them for the impression they leave or as some move in their sick game of mental chess, that's their damage. You are not to blame if you didn't read into it to realize "I don't want to be in a relationship" really meant "i want to sleep around, but don't you dare do the same", "it takes time for me to trust people" really meant "wait around for me while i sow my wild oats" and "my kids come first" really meant "i will use my kids as an excuse to not see you whenever you bore me". You don't have to play their games, you don't have to whip out your "insane to sane dictionary" to try to figure out what they REALLY meant. If you take their words at face value and react as such and they don't like the outcome, that's THEIR problem, not yours!
On that note, if you don't find the hidden meaning of what they say, and you somehow act against what they were trying to accomplish by saying this, and you still don't consider yourself in the wrong, don't cave and give them a fake apology. It's won't shut them up like you're hoping, it'll just give them free liscence to try and make you feel guilty about it again and again. Like a rabid dog, they will never drop it. So drop them.
You are not a bad person for not wanting to have someone in your life who brings you down. You can't change them. You will never be the help they need. They need therapy and quite possibly medication, and your poon and/or wang will never be a suitable substitution. Do not feel guilty for cutting them loose. Do not cave because you pity them. Just take a break, and you'll soon realize you don't care anymore. It's not heartless, it's self-preservation.
IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S THEM.
These so-called friends feel inadequate in their own lives and instead of wallowing in their own failures, they obsess over yours. They bring up your faults, your past mistakes, and seem to have overactive morals, but only in terms of judging you or others, and never in terms of restricting their own actions... and they do this on a regular basis. By always putting you down, they don't have to pay any attention to their own shortcomings. So here's what I've learned, and I hope you'll take them to heart.
Your past mistakes don't have to follow you. If you cheated on a past spouse, did too many drugs, had a child out of wedlock or an abortion, have been to jail or arrested, whatever your past mistakes have been, they DO NOT have to have ANY influence on your present opportunities (well, except employment due to laws I suppose) and they do NOT have to lessen your current happiness. You've made your mistakes, you dealt with the consequences at the time (ie: loss of spouse, health, money, freedom for a period of time) and now you are done with it. You have moved on, and the rest of the people in your life will have to as well, or they can stop associating with you if they are unable to do so. They DO NOT have the right to constantly bring it up or make you perpetually feel bad about it. Remorse is not meant to follow you for the rest of your days. Once again, you deserve to be happy.
You have a right to take other people's words at face value. "I don't want to be in a relationship", "It takes time for me to trust people" or "My kids come first" MEAN JUST THAT. If the person saying these things only say them for the impression they leave or as some move in their sick game of mental chess, that's their damage. You are not to blame if you didn't read into it to realize "I don't want to be in a relationship" really meant "i want to sleep around, but don't you dare do the same", "it takes time for me to trust people" really meant "wait around for me while i sow my wild oats" and "my kids come first" really meant "i will use my kids as an excuse to not see you whenever you bore me". You don't have to play their games, you don't have to whip out your "insane to sane dictionary" to try to figure out what they REALLY meant. If you take their words at face value and react as such and they don't like the outcome, that's THEIR problem, not yours!
On that note, if you don't find the hidden meaning of what they say, and you somehow act against what they were trying to accomplish by saying this, and you still don't consider yourself in the wrong, don't cave and give them a fake apology. It's won't shut them up like you're hoping, it'll just give them free liscence to try and make you feel guilty about it again and again. Like a rabid dog, they will never drop it. So drop them.
You are not a bad person for not wanting to have someone in your life who brings you down. You can't change them. You will never be the help they need. They need therapy and quite possibly medication, and your poon and/or wang will never be a suitable substitution. Do not feel guilty for cutting them loose. Do not cave because you pity them. Just take a break, and you'll soon realize you don't care anymore. It's not heartless, it's self-preservation.
Critical Mass
Fucking christ, I hate those protesting hippies.
In case you dont know what Critical Mass is, it's a stupid protest that happened twice already this summer, in which a bunch of hippies ride their bikes through downtown during rush hour, obeying no traffic laws, and making a huge mess, and then crying like a bunch of whiney little bitches when they get arrested or their asses kicked.
First of all, they're doing shit all to get a point across. What is their agenda? I heard that they're biking to protest over use of cars or something. But they had no signs, and I saw only 1 guy handing out leaflets about it.
Basically, they're hurting their own cause just by doing this! This isnt proving that biking is a better alternative to driving a car at all, it's just proving that if everyone rode bikes instead of driving cars, there would be complete havoc downtown all the time. I hope that next time they do this, a couple of them get hit by cars. If they're going to ride their bikes, they have to follow traffic laws. No crossing at red lights, and stay in lanes like a car (no driving between cars at stop lights). If one of them crossed at a red light, and I was driving through the intersection at the green light, I would just speed up and hit them. And they would be at fault for crossing illegally, so they couldnt do shit about it! Teach those little shits a lesson.
In case you dont know what Critical Mass is, it's a stupid protest that happened twice already this summer, in which a bunch of hippies ride their bikes through downtown during rush hour, obeying no traffic laws, and making a huge mess, and then crying like a bunch of whiney little bitches when they get arrested or their asses kicked.
First of all, they're doing shit all to get a point across. What is their agenda? I heard that they're biking to protest over use of cars or something. But they had no signs, and I saw only 1 guy handing out leaflets about it.
Basically, they're hurting their own cause just by doing this! This isnt proving that biking is a better alternative to driving a car at all, it's just proving that if everyone rode bikes instead of driving cars, there would be complete havoc downtown all the time. I hope that next time they do this, a couple of them get hit by cars. If they're going to ride their bikes, they have to follow traffic laws. No crossing at red lights, and stay in lanes like a car (no driving between cars at stop lights). If one of them crossed at a red light, and I was driving through the intersection at the green light, I would just speed up and hit them. And they would be at fault for crossing illegally, so they couldnt do shit about it! Teach those little shits a lesson.
Semi-Religious Rant
This isnt what you're expecting, believe me. I'm not gonna go on a rant about Christianity, actually, I think that's getting old hat.
What is with the human race and their constant forcing their beliefs on everyone? During my younger days, probably right around age 14 or 15, I used to hate Christians and their consistent forcing their religion down peoples throats, and thought that Atheists were pretty cool by contrast. Now I have a bone to pick with both. Forcing non belief is just as irritating as forcing beliefs.
I'm not so all up ons the idea of bitching about Christianity anymore. That lost its appeal right around my 15th birthday. It's not Christianity I hate, it's Christians who think their lives purpose is to convert everyone. And that's not just Christians, that's the entire human race. Now, I'm no Christian, but I definitely come from a religious family. My mom's side of the family are all Roman Catholics, and my father's family is Mennonite. I was baptized, confirmed, and I attended Sunday school/Youth group until I was 14. I dont agree with the bible, and I dont agree that not believing in the bible is going to grant me some big horrible punishment once my body is used up. That being said, I have a great respect for both religions I came from. Being Catholic is linked to being Italian, and I'm very proud of my Italian background. It's a part of my culture, and I can never completely turn my back on it. As for Mennonites, they went through so much persecution for centuries just to be able to maintain their religion and culture, and how can you NOT have respect for that?
I'm so sick of people trying to be "cool" or "different" by either abondoning religion, or taking up a "darker" alternative religion like Satanism... or hey, you like pissing your parents off, but you love your kitty too much to sacrifice it, take up Goth Lite... aka Wiccanism! So many things wrong with all this. I actually think Wicca is a neat concept, and I know a few people who truly believe in it, and take the whole "harm none" thing seriously... but when you see a catty goth chick fondling her pentagram while glaring at every other female in the room, you cant help but laugh. If I see a pentagram worn in combination with excessive fish nets, my eyes will roll on their own volition, and I'm sorry, but I really have no control over this. What part of "harm none" includes gossip, jealousy, and malicious back-stabbing? Also, Satanism is retarded. It's a phony religion! It was made up by some loser who was just doing all that "mysteriously evil" crap to try and get some goth spooky-twat. If you believe Christianity is bullshit, then you cant believe Satan exists, because Satan is a Christian concept, you idiots! You werent even creative enough to make up your own evil entity!
I'm so sick and tired of being told what to think. It's like everyone's out to educate me. I dont mind having a simple conversation, but being told "no, this is what I think, I'm right, and what you think is wrong" is just plain stupid, and completely invalidates the entire concept of a conversation. People, if you're so set in your ways that you wont even consider my opinion a valid possibility, please refrain from bringing the topic up. If you want someone to look at you blankly and never refute what you say, get a dog.
What is with the human race and their constant forcing their beliefs on everyone? During my younger days, probably right around age 14 or 15, I used to hate Christians and their consistent forcing their religion down peoples throats, and thought that Atheists were pretty cool by contrast. Now I have a bone to pick with both. Forcing non belief is just as irritating as forcing beliefs.
I'm not so all up ons the idea of bitching about Christianity anymore. That lost its appeal right around my 15th birthday. It's not Christianity I hate, it's Christians who think their lives purpose is to convert everyone. And that's not just Christians, that's the entire human race. Now, I'm no Christian, but I definitely come from a religious family. My mom's side of the family are all Roman Catholics, and my father's family is Mennonite. I was baptized, confirmed, and I attended Sunday school/Youth group until I was 14. I dont agree with the bible, and I dont agree that not believing in the bible is going to grant me some big horrible punishment once my body is used up. That being said, I have a great respect for both religions I came from. Being Catholic is linked to being Italian, and I'm very proud of my Italian background. It's a part of my culture, and I can never completely turn my back on it. As for Mennonites, they went through so much persecution for centuries just to be able to maintain their religion and culture, and how can you NOT have respect for that?
I'm so sick of people trying to be "cool" or "different" by either abondoning religion, or taking up a "darker" alternative religion like Satanism... or hey, you like pissing your parents off, but you love your kitty too much to sacrifice it, take up Goth Lite... aka Wiccanism! So many things wrong with all this. I actually think Wicca is a neat concept, and I know a few people who truly believe in it, and take the whole "harm none" thing seriously... but when you see a catty goth chick fondling her pentagram while glaring at every other female in the room, you cant help but laugh. If I see a pentagram worn in combination with excessive fish nets, my eyes will roll on their own volition, and I'm sorry, but I really have no control over this. What part of "harm none" includes gossip, jealousy, and malicious back-stabbing? Also, Satanism is retarded. It's a phony religion! It was made up by some loser who was just doing all that "mysteriously evil" crap to try and get some goth spooky-twat. If you believe Christianity is bullshit, then you cant believe Satan exists, because Satan is a Christian concept, you idiots! You werent even creative enough to make up your own evil entity!
I'm so sick and tired of being told what to think. It's like everyone's out to educate me. I dont mind having a simple conversation, but being told "no, this is what I think, I'm right, and what you think is wrong" is just plain stupid, and completely invalidates the entire concept of a conversation. People, if you're so set in your ways that you wont even consider my opinion a valid possibility, please refrain from bringing the topic up. If you want someone to look at you blankly and never refute what you say, get a dog.
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