1. Be friendly.

We have to be friendly to you whether we want to or not. Your service will be 100 times better if you treat us how we treat you.

2. Please do not ask to speak to our manager.

Customers who ask to speak to our manager, without a legitimate reason, are the worst. When this happens we have to take time away from our other customers to go get our manager, who is most likely tending to more important business, and bring them back to you. It is literally a hassle for everyone.

3. We love when you want to tell us your entire life story.

No this is not sarcasm, we really do love it. It makes us feel like we are connecting with you on a personal level.

4. Our hours are advertised for a reason.

If you come in 5 minutes before we close and ask if we are still serving, we have to tell you yes. If it was up to the servers we would tell you no. But it's not. So just don't do it.

5. We are only flirting with you for the tip.

We do not want your number, we do not want to go out with you when our shift is over, we are not interested.

6. Don't lie about it being your birthday.

7. Don't assume I won't ID you.

If you're under 21 and I serve you alcohol, that's my job on the line. I'm not going to risk my job so you can have an alcoholic beverage you probably don't need. I once ID'ed a 44-year-old man, so don't think I won't ID you.

8. TIP YOUR SERVER.

If you don't have enough money to leave a decent tip, then don't go out to eat. It's seriously that simple.