Working in the restaurant business is by no means an easy task. Sure, some people walk into a restaurant and expect to be waited on hand and foot, and wants the server to bend over backwards for them. Then, there are the simple people who go in wanting the bare minimum items that could have easily been crafted at home, like a salad, but they go out anyways, sit at the table for hours, and don't bother to tip. Also, there are my favorites types of people, those who go out and make the servers life complete hell and push them to their breaking point. There are so many different types of people that walk into a restaurant, too many to even count, but you know what? I am tired of making it all about the customer, so let's talk about the servers.

Servers are literally the bomb. These people typically have a great personality, and could talk your ear off about food, drinks, or life. If your server is giving you "inadequate service," maybe you should check yourself before you don't tip. Servers are so optimistic, even when they are drowning, and I literally mean their brains are fried and they are running on autopilot, and they still offer each other help and still offer good service. And whether you thinks it's good or not isn't the question, because if they are waiting on you PLUS three other tables, and island bar, AND high top tables, and you still manage to get your food and drinks, it's good service. They still smile through the tears that are literally streaming out of their eyes, and when you ask whats wrong they tell you with a happy go lucky attitude, but only for you to not understand the horror you just heard with your ears. Like, what human could handle that?

Also, servers DO NOT have time to read you the menu. Like, did you just read the previous paragraph? At all? If they are that damn busy, they don't have time to read things off to you. or go check every kind of alcohol they have stocked at the bar, and only in the end for you to decide on water. No. Come in with a game plan AND your reading glasses... and patience. Food does not take only 10 minutes to prepare, or at least not good food. Good food takes time for the kitchen to work on and perfect, and also there are at least 20 other tables in the restaurant ordering food as well. So slow your rolls, Eager Eddie.

And do you want to know the honest to God truth about people who don't tip? People like THAT make servers not want to come into their shift to work. We only get paid 2.13$ an hour. AND that gets taxed. So when tables don't tip, servers just don't want to come in. And if servers don't come in, who's gonna wait on your non-tipping, fried rice eating, water drinking butt? NO ONE. So always come prepared to tip your server, or don't bother coming in at all. You won't hurt their feelings by not showing up, I promise. And another thing, leave your attitude at the door before you sit down at a table. They don't want to force their smile anymore than they have too, and then add resisting the urge to smack you with the tray in their hands.

Servers also rock because if you treat them with a tip of at least 20% or more, they will sure as hell remember you and start giving you special perks and treats for the next time you come in. They remember that. Just like they remember those who don't tip. Let's be honest here. The "normal" tip that you give a server is 18%, but that's honestly nothing if you look at the bill. Always try to leave more than that and that server will make sure to go out of their way to treat you extra special the next time.

PARTIES OF 6 OR MORE, I repeat, PARTIES OF 6 OR MORE prepare to be AUTOGRATED. You are taking up a lot of the servers time. Prepare to have automatic gratuity added to the ticket, and prepare for the server to not tell you, because it's on the menu typically or a sign, and it is on the receipt. Don't get mad when you don't read the receipt until you get home and you left a tip on top of gratuity. READ. Don't even think it's double tipping. Automatic gratuity is a safety net for jerks who don't want to tip when they go out with a large group, it is nothing personal, it is literally programmed in the computer. Always feel free to tip on top of the autograt, because most likely for how much running they did for you and how much they did for the table, they deserve a little extra. Just saying.

So, at the end of the shift, just know, servers are the ones who gave up their time to eat dinner to serve you. They gave up time that they could have spent with family to serve you. Yes, it is their job, and yes it is a place of work, so ACT like it. We all must do our part to make the dining experience great, but it can't just be the server giving, giving, and giving. the customers have to give a little too.