re: Restaurant service

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lazy / incompetent jerkoffs in baton rouge that call themselves "waiters or servers

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And this is unique to BR? C'mon

I think what you're getting at is the difference in service between someone who waits for a long term living and someone who waits as a temp job in between classes.

it is all about how someone is raised, the work ethic they have, and the pride they take in themselves and being good at what they do ... i worked at jiffy lube in the afternoons and on weekends in my first two years of college .. i was in the fricking pit, no one saw me, i had no interest in getting my degree and changing oil at jiffy lube .. but i busted my arse to do a competent job because that was just how i was raised ... i sat around and watched dudes in the pit that had been with jiffy lube for ages and are prolly still there frick off, frick up, etc. .. just varies from person to person,imo ..

I guess I just don't get the fuss over "service" in general. Short of (1) outright rudeness or (2) major screwups like bringing the wrong thing, it's just not that big an issue to me. I'm way more interested in the food.

It just kind of baffles my mind that there are people who go to restaurants thinking "I swear to God this waiter better not serve me from the wrong side or so help me I don't know what will happen." Plus you have these people with 100% heartfelt, and directly opposite, views -- should the dishes be cleared before everyone is done, or not? Apparently no matter which one a waiter chooses he's going to seriously piss off one poster in this thread.

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It all comes down to management and ownership. If you're okay with and/or can make money having a waitstaff offer crappy arse disinterested type service, I guess you will. If you want to actually put forth the effort to make sure your staff busts its arse, they can do that also. It's not like people (even college students) aren't capable of doing that.

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I guess it's like that for any service. I remember when I was looking for a job in high school at the mall, every store I applied in was simply fill out an application and either you're hired or not.
But I spoke with a manager at New York and Company and I remember her saying "We are a 100% labor-intensive company. We expect you to put in a real effort and take this job seriously. We refuse to hire anyone who does not".

It didn't bother me any, but some people seriously left right when she said that and didn't even bother applying. I suppose when there are other places down the road that expect no effort, it's hard for the ones that do to find employees because they can all go elsewhere.

It's pathetic and sad, really. And I assume it's the same in the restaurant business. The lazy people are going to flock to places where they don't have to work hard, so the places that require it are either stuck with lazy employees or understaffed :(

I don't have bad service very often either. I also make it a point to be friendly and to let the server know I'm happy to be there. I don't have a long conversation. I just make the necessary conversation a friendly one.

Full disclosure, I'm a server.

That being said, I hate when a server either grabs my plate without asking, and if they ask "you done with that". I prefer servers asking if "I can get your plate out of you way, sir?"

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that shite is a MAJOR pet peeve of mine, zombie .. I refuse to order my app and entree together anymore

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Same here. And my fiancée still gets all embarrassed when I politely tell the waiter that we will order our entree when our app arrives. I'm not a dick about it, but man does it piss me off.

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The items should be written in a specific order on the check, then placed in a specific order on a tray so that no matter who runs the food, you know where it goes.

This is is taught on the first day of server 101.

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