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10 Things You Understand If You Were Ever A Host/Hostess

You don't sit people, people sit themselves and you walk behind them.

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If you've ever worked in a restaurant, you understand how chaotic and overwhelming it can be. This is especially true with hosts and hostesses, because they're the very first line of defense as well as the last. If you have ever been a host/hostess, here are 10 things you probably can relate to:

1. You don't get tips, even though you end up doing everyone else's job in addition to yours.

Seating people? Got it. Bussing tables? Got it. Need help carrying food out? Got it. Taking orders? Got it.

2. You don't sit people, people sit themselves and you walk behind them. 

After the third table you try giving them, you just let them lead the way.

3. If you mess up, their server doesn't get tipped as well.

Is that really how it should work?

4. You get tired of smiling.

There's a certain point during every shift where you just give up.

5. Your feet will hurt.

Memory-foam shoes, people.

6. Old people will flirt with you.

You're the first and last person they see, what do you expect?

7. The customer is always right

Even when they most definitely are not.

8. The servers will get mad at you if you seat them a grumpy customer.

Basically, it's always your fault.

9. You look crazy walking about every ten minutes to see which tables are clean and which are dirty.

At least you get your steps in.

10. Full grown adults will ask you for a kid's menu. 

What are you supposed to?

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