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In reply to the discussion: Chelsea Welch-Fired Applebee's Waitress- Heroic "Statement On Behalf Of Wait Staff Everywhere' [View all]calimary
(81,220 posts)Glad you're here! I really feel for this server. Restaurant workers work like dogs. They're on their feet ALL DAY. ALL DAY! When do they get to sit down? And they have to deal with all manner of humanity in all manner of moods and upbringings. That's hard work even when the customers are pleasant and not too demanding or flat-out assholes. I always try to tip extra. Those folks work hard for their money. Reminds me of a story I heard Donna Summer tell once - about "She Works Hard for the Money." If I remember correctly, she got the idea while in a fancy ladies' room that had an attendant posted inside. Women would come and go and sometimes leave a tip while she collected used towels and wiped up water splatters and kept things neat. Donna Summer said she looked at this woman and thought - "SHE works HARD for the money." And then she got the idea for the song.
I waited tables in college. SOOOOO many times - big table full of people and they ordered all kinds of shit and asked for special stuff and kept me hopping. I busted my butt for those people. And they left nothing on the table for me when they departed. That was SO disappointing and demoralizing.
And besides, this is the internet. They do more than just talk among themselves.
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