I'm not confident enough to be a stripper so a server is what I'll have to be.

While a good performance is still something you have to deliver, people will still find reasons to complain and be petty. The food industry is a tough business to get into but it gets easier eventually. Here are 11 things you can probably relate to if you are or have ever been a server in the food industry:

1. When you walk into work you automatically want to "86" yourself.

You frequently question whether you really need the money or if you should pretend to be sick so that you can go home.

2. You bought an 8 count of pens just a week ago and now you only have three.

Rule number one is to protect your pens at all costs. Rule number two is to never buy pens that are too fancy.

3. Getting interrupted when introducing yourself to a table has become a part of your regular routine.

"Hi, my name is....nope, it's not Coke but sure, I'll be right back with three."

4. Customers ask you if you can tell the manager to make the restaurant cooler for their own convenience.

You will always agree to but you never actually do.

5. You hate getting sat that one table in the corner.

There's never an easy way to check if they need a refill or if they're ready to pay their bill without awkwardly passing by.

6. "Keep the change" is either a blessing or a curse.

You can never be too sure if a customer tipped you really well or badly so either way you say thank you so graciously.

7. Nothing is more annoying than a parent who lets their five-year-old child take ten years to order.

I mean, c'mon Jimmy. We have hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken tenders. It shouldn't be that hard to choose...

8. It's always funny to serve people who pretend to be gluten-free.

Oh, no bun because you can't have gluten? Sure thing Deborah. Mm, you want fries? I guess that's okay but that doesn't sound very "gluten-free" to me.

9. At the end of the night, you frequent the thought of plastic silverware being a thing.

Friday nights are the worst because all you want to do is roll out but you're stuck rolling silverware instead.

10. The new host will triple seat you without saying anything.

So either you still don't know your tables or you hate me.

11. Nothing is worse than when you are cut and a table has still yet to close out with you.

When we tell you "no rush," chances are we are trying to leave.