How to Treat a Waitress

Being a waitress is one of the hardest jobs in the developed world. Not only is it difficult physically, it's often hard to deal with the rudeness of customers. There are many ways that a customer can treat a waitress fairly, without being rude, and still get the service they want.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Read the menu. Instead of naming lots of meals and then asking the waitress if they have those meals, actually read it and see what the restaurant has. Some customers waste their waitress' s time by asking her questions that are clearly answered on the menu. That is time that she needs to serve other customers and to deliver your choices to the kitchen.

2. Clean up after yourself. Eating out at a restaurant is partly fun because the diner doesn't have to take care of the clean up. And that's true, to a point. You will not have to wash the dishes, throw away napkins or clean the floor. That does not mean, however, that you should go out of your way to make the biggest mess that you can. Leaving cigarette butts all over the table or leaving an enormous amount of food on the floor is less than respectful. You can leave a mess, but make it a reasonable one.

3. Ask for the different things you need at the same time. Being a waitress is very hard on the feet. Standing and walking for an eight-hour shift is bad enough, but when a waitress has to go back and forth to he kitchen five times because you keep thinking of things that you need will make it harder.

4. Be polite in your speech. Barking orders is no way to treat a waitress. Remember that she is a real person with feelings. Ask for what you need politely and be forgiving if she should forgive some small item, particularly if she apologizes and retrieves it.

5. Leave a decent tip. Leaving very little money for a large meal is not the way to treat a waitress unless the service was indescribably bad. Waitresses depend on their tips for their income. Not leaving a good tip means that she has not been paid for the service she provided.

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[tequilasunrise]

on 10/20/2009 I like this menu. Well done! It is good to be polite, always. In this day and age, rudeness can be considered as a mental disorder of a discriminatory person who wants to create a kingdom even in the restaurant, or wherever he/she is. Unfortunately, the notoriety automatically limits the boundaries of the kingdom. Today, we just don't mess around, no more, with anybody, L. Sheperd 5*+recommended.

[nextellady]

on 10/12/2009 I think it is hard work and they are on there feet all day. I try to tip well because of it. rarely do I just have poor service and its usually not the waitress fault! When I do I just try to imagine they may have alot on there plate that day!