This is a recent comment from a reader of this blog. She gives a perfect example of how everyone should treat a waiter. Please support her and visit her blog Stress Management and Other Things.
"When I was growing up, my mother raked in the bucks. One day in high school I was having a terrible day and called her and she was busy. In a rare, cherished moment she canceled all her appointments and took me out shopping, then to eat at a nice restaurant. The waitress was sullen at us and my mom and I were not happy, but my mother, as effervescent as champagne, acted like all was better than usual.
Afterward, she told the maitre d' what a great waitress we had and doubled her tip. (We're talking 30% instead of 15%.) We went to the car and I was furious because she'd been outright rude to me and my mom said that we'd go back the next week. The woman was EXTREMELY nice to us and apologized for her actions, but she'd had some tragic things happen and the day had been terrible for her and when my mom complimented her, things just got better."
December 22, 2008
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3 comments:
Uh, no. I'm going to have to disagree on how to treat a waiter. They like everyone else with a job has to put feelings aside while working especially in a service oriented industry.
I agree with the above post about putting their feelings aside. But you have to cut them a bit of slack. They deal with the bullshit of the world, daily.
Bri
I wrote that and let me tell you-- my mother is now 70 years old and is a radiant woman, size eight with sleek hair and a 1,000 kilowatt smile. Nothing is worth making her day bad. She has held some high powered jobs in her life and traveled more than most ever will, but has never been vindictive or mean. There are people in our town who still remember her and smile when they hear her name.
The unintended lesson of that day was that you get out of life what you put in to it and you are lucky if you can pull someone up with you!
Thank you for the link, Banquet Manager!
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