Hey all!
Ok, so I might have mentioned once or twice, but simply to refresh your memories i'll tell you again; my family owns a restaurant. I do the dishes, and dessert/salads etc. I hate working in the front...well for many reasons, but mainly because I am a Muslimah and don't feel comfortable "small talking" with all these people -naturally the small talking with "men" is just NO WAY- anyway you get the point. I also am not a very "bubbly-outgoing-I can laugh with everyone type of person", unless you're a friend or what have you, then you'd wish I'd shut up!
Anyway, in Canada there's this country music legend -I won't name any names, but he thinks he's the last of the last when it comes to cowboys and a lil someone here knows for a fact that this guy was born a city slicker...- anywho, well he comes by our restaurant a lot (sadly) and personally thinks his "sheet" don't stink.
He's very fond of himself, and thinks it is such a grand pleasure to us that we are so graciously blessed by his presence. For example: he sometimes comes through our back door which is in our kitchen -when we're stupid enough to leave it open- because he doesn't want to be seen, and also because, I am a little sure he wants to seems all special "coming in from the *backdoor*". All I can think is "Oh-my-gawd, you've got to be kiddin' me! I doubt half those people even know who you are...or care." Which is kind of true seeing as 1) some of the people are locals who don't CARE and 2) some just don't know who he is because they aren't big fans of old country music.
Oh gosh...the things I could tell you about how fond of himself this guy is, but I won't.
Anyway, so he comes in for dinner tonight and he was telling us all about the places he got invited to for christmas dinner *wink wink* -he was hinting to us- then when he pays guess what he leaves as a tip?
Nada...........
........... honestly that's what he writes on the tip line...NADA.
A suprise? Not really...he never leaves tips...but to write NADA, now that's just arrogant! Do people even realize how hard waiters and kitchen staff have to work? Do people even realize how much bull'sheet waiters have to put up with? Do people even realize how hard it is to run a restaurant and then have it do well? Do people even care?
Now I am not saying people don't...but many really...well DO NOT CARE! It's not a piece of cake -no job is really, but, you know- especially when you are short staffed. The worst part is you really have to kiss bee-hind if you're a waiter... it reallllllllly stinks!
Or when you have people who call you five minutes before you close and want to make a reservation for that night. Ummmmm, yeah why not, I mean we didn't want to go home or anything! Ok and who the heck makes a reservation five minutes before we close for the SAME NIGHT???
We had this happen last week, and we let the people come because the guy had some sob story, which in the end wasn't even true. One of the guys we knew, and he was nice but the guy that called, what an arse! Like honestly, he thought he was doing US a favour. Ok...sure, thank you mister!
I don't like to vent about things like this, because I don't often like to complain to everyone, but this just gets really annoying, which is why I've decided to leave the food industry!
Anyway that's all I have to say for the day. But honestly...Alhamduillah for everything, because we aren't starving and everyone has to put up with BS once in a while. :)
Take care all.
~Pink Gerbera~
Ok, so I might have mentioned once or twice, but simply to refresh your memories i'll tell you again; my family owns a restaurant. I do the dishes, and dessert/salads etc. I hate working in the front...well for many reasons, but mainly because I am a Muslimah and don't feel comfortable "small talking" with all these people -naturally the small talking with "men" is just NO WAY- anyway you get the point. I also am not a very "bubbly-outgoing-I can laugh with everyone type of person", unless you're a friend or what have you, then you'd wish I'd shut up!
Anyway, in Canada there's this country music legend -I won't name any names, but he thinks he's the last of the last when it comes to cowboys and a lil someone here knows for a fact that this guy was born a city slicker...- anywho, well he comes by our restaurant a lot (sadly) and personally thinks his "sheet" don't stink.
He's very fond of himself, and thinks it is such a grand pleasure to us that we are so graciously blessed by his presence. For example: he sometimes comes through our back door which is in our kitchen -when we're stupid enough to leave it open- because he doesn't want to be seen, and also because, I am a little sure he wants to seems all special "coming in from the *backdoor*". All I can think is "Oh-my-gawd, you've got to be kiddin' me! I doubt half those people even know who you are...or care." Which is kind of true seeing as 1) some of the people are locals who don't CARE and 2) some just don't know who he is because they aren't big fans of old country music.
Oh gosh...the things I could tell you about how fond of himself this guy is, but I won't.
Anyway, so he comes in for dinner tonight and he was telling us all about the places he got invited to for christmas dinner *wink wink* -he was hinting to us- then when he pays guess what he leaves as a tip?
Nada...........
........... honestly that's what he writes on the tip line...NADA.
A suprise? Not really...he never leaves tips...but to write NADA, now that's just arrogant! Do people even realize how hard waiters and kitchen staff have to work? Do people even realize how much bull'sheet waiters have to put up with? Do people even realize how hard it is to run a restaurant and then have it do well? Do people even care?
Now I am not saying people don't...but many really...well DO NOT CARE! It's not a piece of cake -no job is really, but, you know- especially when you are short staffed. The worst part is you really have to kiss bee-hind if you're a waiter... it reallllllllly stinks!
Or when you have people who call you five minutes before you close and want to make a reservation for that night. Ummmmm, yeah why not, I mean we didn't want to go home or anything! Ok and who the heck makes a reservation five minutes before we close for the SAME NIGHT???
We had this happen last week, and we let the people come because the guy had some sob story, which in the end wasn't even true. One of the guys we knew, and he was nice but the guy that called, what an arse! Like honestly, he thought he was doing US a favour. Ok...sure, thank you mister!
I don't like to vent about things like this, because I don't often like to complain to everyone, but this just gets really annoying, which is why I've decided to leave the food industry!
Anyway that's all I have to say for the day. But honestly...Alhamduillah for everything, because we aren't starving and everyone has to put up with BS once in a while. :)
Take care all.
~Pink Gerbera~
3 Comments:
Minita my dearest, where'd you disappear to? Are you up to your eyebrows in chem? Please drop me a line before Eid. Email, phone, whatever. Anytime. This time i *really* hope we can see each other, Inshallah. Don't forget ok?
Dude
I got all bored last night and messed with your background imagine. :D I hope u dont mind. LOL.
*image not imagine
DUhhh
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