Pet Peeves as a Waiter

As the 3 of you who read this blog know, I recently took a job being a waiter at Applebee's. It is alot of work for not a whole lot of money, but I enjoy it for the most part. However, I do deal with some difficult people, so I thought for fun I would write a few pet peeves I have noticed devloping.

1. Please don't tell me you're ready to order and then take literally 5 minutes to order because you don't know what you want...especially when I have 4-5 other tables.

2. Please don't order your steak "well done but tender." First, you are ordering it well done...second, this is Applebee's we are talking about.

3. Please don't complain when I have to charge you for extra chicken, or whatever else extra you want. When the suppliers stop charging Applebee's for these things, then they might stop charging you....maybe.

4. When I greet you and I am telling you my name, please don't interrupt me mid-sentence with your drink order. Or I guess if you have to interrupt at least make eye contact while you do it.

5. If you have a large party, please don't complain when the table of 2 across from you gets their food first. It takes a little while for the kitchen to coordinate getting all 10 meals out at the same time.

For the most part I get friendly people at my tables, but there are a few every week that do some crazy things. These are just a few things that happen on a regular basis that tend to annoy me. Maybe I'll have some more to add after a few more months...