Disclaimer: this article is not me complaining about being a hostess. I love it.
When it came to getting a summer job, I was out of luck for an internship (the heavens telling me I'm not ready for adulthood). I decided to go a different route- the restaurant route. I got a job as a hostess and was expecting it to be easy because from what I saw, all they do is bring people to your table. After my first day, I was mistaken. Everyone who has ever hosted will relate to these stressful moments and I hope outsiders reading it will feel informed. Maybe even changed.
1. When a family of 9 is headed towards the door and you have no 9 tops available and they definitely did NOT make a reservation *panics*
2. When the party shows up an hour late for their reservation and they come in and say their name and you're like yeah we've been expecting you *smile on face*
3. When you stare at the floor plan map for like 10 minutes trying to seat a server who is lacking customers but their section stinks.
4. When someone asks how long the wait is and you say 25 minutes but its been 30 and they start to walk over to you
5. When people seat themselves because they are regulars. Fine.
6. When a server specifically tells you they are in the weeds (that means they have too many tables- not high, you stoners), yet the only table available is one in their section and the customers want to sit. *give!the!people!what!they!want!*
7. When there's a 14-year-old looking person with their 16-year-old looking sibling and their parents and the mom asks for 1 kid menu? I also make sure to ask if I should include crayons. We should really start giving fidget spinners though.
8. When you have to "randomly" choose a server for a pick-up table and someone usually gets mad at you.
9. When you get yelled at by the servers for seating them too much but also for seating them too little.
10. When you bring a customer to a specific table so the server can make some money and they ask to move. Bold move cotton.
I think after this summer, I am ready for the real world 2.0.