Comments | shatterwall: i like my sugar with coffee & cream

shatterwall

i like my sugar with coffee & cream

Jul 01, 2002 19:00

2 jobs! both procured last minute, lucky me ( Read more... )

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rainfilledeyes July 1 2002, 16:57:14 UTC

waitressing is a bitch.

my sister was a lowly busperson at a bistro here in town (berkeley) and she would come home from work hunched over in pain.

her back is not the same to this day.

not to be pessimistic or anything.

shatterwall July 6 2002, 17:50:35 UTC

that sucks about your sister. it makes me cheerfully anticipate the awesome duties of my job :r

actually on the app it asked if i was capable of lifting over 50 lbs of stuff. if i'm not, i can't work in the kitchen/bus. so i checked "no." thankfully

only_time July 1 2002, 20:25:55 UTC

Good luck with the waitressing job! I've never done waitressing before, and I keep saying that I would never do it because it looks too hard. I hope it goes weel for you. :)

shatterwall July 6 2002, 17:52:17 UTC

thanks! i also thought i'd never wait on tables, cus i'm the biggest wimp around & it definitely looks hard. but making $80 a 6-hour night... it's worth a try!

vasodilation July 2 2002, 09:00:59 UTC

Having bussed tables for three years and waited tables for two, you can ask me anything. My first advice would be...the customer is NOT always right, but you have to pretend they are or politely ask them to leave. My fellow waitresses also noted that on the nights they wore tighter pants, their tips were much higher- but THIS decision is up to you. heh. Um...the only difference between a toilet and a waitress is that the toilet only has to put up with one asshole at a time. Texan customers will want Ranch dressing on the side of everything. Visit your tables frequently, keep water filled, ask "how is everything?" no more than twice and tell tables your name when you first approach them. They like that, it makes it personal and then they can get your attention with it if they need to. If you really want to sell them dessert, use adjectives to describe them. "Rich, creamy chocolate" instead of "chocolate" "light, sweet mousse" instead of "mousse"...etc...

Hope this helps.

shatterwall July 6 2002, 18:10:28 UTC

that DOES help! very much. thank you

hmm -- ask "how is everything" no more than twice... but you say to visit my tables frequently... what do i say/do the rest of the time i go up to them? also - what kind of pants SHOULD i wear? that are comfy & functional but also appropriate? how do you keep track of all the requests? when people are rude, you're supposed to force yourself to continue to be nice to & patient with them, right? how do you deflect lewd comments? is there a certain way to carry the trays so that you can carry a lot of stuff at the same time, but you don't drop them? also - any other advice for getting higher tips? (notice how totally clueless i am)

i have a feeling i'm going to try to be really outgoing & friendly & end up looking like i'm trying too hard. i'd probably also drop my trays a million times a day. right now, i'm still in menu class, so they haven't actually put me on the floor yet, but once i'm out there, i'm totally on my own...

thanks again, clare :)

-kat

Re: vasodilation July 6 2002, 22:04:57 UTC

Hey Kat - more answers! You don't have to say anything to your tables when you visit them frequently, just stop briefly, smile and look at their water glasses/plates and if they need anything, they'll tell you. "Where are you all from? / What brings you here?" is a question people love to answer, 'cause everyone's vain ( ... )