Anyone have any waiter/waitress stereotypes?

Question

I am writing a satire on the was people treat service industry workers and I was wondering if anyone had any great stories to share?

Answer 1

Oh yes, waitress speak:

"Smoking or non?"

"Have we decided what we're going to have?"

"Just the two of you?"

"Everything taste okay?"

"I'll take that up when you're ready"

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I hate to stereo-type anyone , but since you are writing a satire , here goes ...................If they are under 22 they are students or actress wannabees (porn ). If they are 22 - 35, they are married to unemployable dreamers who watch Springer and Judge Judy all day. Their dreams of becoming an actress are fading fast . If they are over 35 , they're very good workers just hoping that their 4th husband will come in and sweep them off their feet so he can buy them a set of dentures that fit. All waitresses have incredible memories , they will remember if you don't tip them for years. All waitress can calculate 15 % quicker than any computer . I know I'm generalizing , this may not be 100 % accurate.

Answer 4

A lot of people like to remark about how servers will ask you how your meal is, if you need anything else right now, etc. while your mouth is full. While this is a little annoying, it's pretty much unavoidable. You're in a restaurant to eat. Plus, most people don't eat out alone (not that there's anything wrong with eating out alone). So...if your server waits until no one has food in their mouths to check on you, you'll likely never hear from him or her.

Aside from that, I'm not sure of any other stereotypes...other than that they are doing a job that I would despise!! Man, how people work for years in those jobs is beyond me. Then again, I'm not a public service person.

Answer 5

When I was a waitress I would think of it like a separate personality. In real life I'm a bit cynical, with lots of sarcasm. As a waitress I was sweet, polite, and chipper. I would walk in and become my automaton. After awhile you seriously feel programmed to the point where I would say have a good evening when I worked lunch shifts because it was the shift I was used to working.

Answer 6

It has been a while, isn't all about free food, lots of sex and working toward what you really want to be.

I knew a waitress that was dating the manager and screwing the busboy ( I was the busboy ). Although I am very Caucasian once I grew a mustache and the guests kept thinking I was Mexican. Oh and just so you know as one of the bartenders in the restaurant, I had sex in the DJ booth, upstairs office, liquor room, service bar, coat closet, and countless dinning room booths.

Answer 7

Once being a waitress, it really annoys me to hear such ignorance about honest people, working hard to make a living. I know a few people who bought homes, not trailers, with the money they earned. Money earned on there 2 feet, not there backs! People ***** about welfare, so why would you ***** about people making there own way w/ out your tax dollars.
I had a few black, steady, customers and they always tipped me generously. You find cheap bastards in every color and every brand of clothing. Be it Walmart or Gucci.
As to stories...
Had a man who called me facetious, and then about fall out of his chair because I knew what it meant.
Had a family sit in my section w/ a mother who was VERY well endowed. When I brought her food and placed it in front of her, she turned and dipped her "bounty" in the dish and proceeded to insist on dry cleaning services. She insisted on sitting in a booth , and not a table w/ chairs where she wouldn't be spilling over onto the table top.
Had a woman insist a bone in a piece of liver broke her tooth and wanted the owners to pay for the dentist.
Had families ask for more of those creamers(little pre-packaged cups of cream used for coffee) after they filled up childs glass w/ them so as not to pay for a glass of milk for them.
Had families who wanted to enjoy their meals, so they let the precious darlings run around like madmen. While we are dodging them w/ hot, full coffee pots and heavy trays piled w/ plates and hot food. And of course they bothered other patrons.
Had a woman ask for pie ala mode and to make sure the pie was hot! She wanted to see ice cream melting or she would expect a new piece, starting over, because she did not want pie heated w/ ice cream on it. So I brought it piping hot, Cow took a bite and complained it was so hot it burnt her tongue. Thank heaven her husband told her she asked for it.

Answer 8

I have some crazy stories! heres one:

One time this young punk and his girl ran out on the check, the bartender caught up with them and dragged them back in, they paid after I told them it was either pay up or I call the cops. when I told them to never come back the girl punched me in the face! I punched her back (Im not violent but basic fight or flight instinct kicked in) and she went flying over table 11! The police did come then!

Check out bitterwaitress.com and badtipper.com for some very entertaining stories.

Answer 9

Not really--I just think they are doing a job that I can't do.

I tip VERY well if they serve me JUST right--ya know?

I tip EVERY type service---people who pump my gas, people at some counters(I tell them to keep the change), we tip people at the counter when we order out, I tip people who bring supplies to my shop, on and on and on.

I t makes me AND THEM fell good!

Answer 10

The sexier the waitress, the bigger the tip,and it REALLY pisses of the rest of them.