Bitter wait staff

This is a spin off from "What is the grossest thing.." by chefteldanielle. Check out www.bitterwaitress.com to read their "revenge" tactics, which are really gross, and read their bashings of chefs.Talk about bitter!!

[This message has been edited by ChezMichelle (edited 02-01-2001).]

For fun, also check out The Waiter's Revenge at waitersrevenge.com.
Funny funny stories.

I can't remember which site it is on, but check out the story called "Monkey *ss" on one of the above sites. Hilarious.

Although some of those wait staff tactics are completely insane, it boggles my mind to this day the attitude of the customer.

I paid my dues in the biz for years as a waiter on the Upper East Side, (about $1.50 per hour salary plus tips)

I don't know what's like at other restaurants across the country, but if you had a table walk out without paying the bill-well your'e screwed and out of all your money for the evening's hard work)

Ironically I waited on, what I thought was a 'somewhat'well-dressed gentleman. (I had my doubts but the management insisted I work with him) He ordered a very expensive meal for himself, about $175.00 for everything exluding tax. When I dropped the check off he wrote on it, "I believe in God, I believe in Jesus, I'm sorry I can't pay this bill."

When I looked at his note, I looked at his writing and then yelled "what the **** is this? At least Jesus could have walked in ordered a glass of water turned it into a glass of wine maybe a few slices and bread ,who know's he probably could have a done a nice fois gras!!!"

And he just stood there, saying nothing. The manager charged me the meal, the guy left (manager insisted it wasn't worth it to call the police)and I went home from working a double with about $9.00 in my pocket.

(Superbowl Sunday was always a horrendous night to have to work)

That's really bad. He saw the menu, he ate the food. Must have been a plan, or he really had a problem of some kind. Sounds like that manager needs assertiveness training. The guy should have made arrangements to pay when he could, so they wouldn't charge it back to you.

One more for the mix of bitter Server webpages: http://www.stainedapron.com/

Makes me want to get my own coffee from now on.

Makes me want to eat at home from now on.

Mike

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