[greenbean]

Oh boy, tyger, good luck!
All I can say is that if you make a mistake (and you will!) just apologize and make it up to your patron. People really get pissed if something goes wrong and they feel like you dont care. Also, always check on each table even if they look like everything is fine. When I started serving I felt like if my patrons looked content, I didnt want to bother them,...but I was wrong because I would get complaints that once I brought the order I never checked back to make sure they were satisified. I assumed they would just wave to me if they needed something but for the most part, people dont want to have to do that.
People will be jerks to you but you just have to grin and bear it, and save your anger for ranting on this board!

Speaking of rants....! Do you ever get those snobby patrons that like to test you? Last night a patron asked me what "maduros" meant, as he pointed to "platanos maduros" on the menu. I said it meant "sweet", and he said, "no it means ripe, but that was close!" !!! Can you believe that jerk! He was friggin testing me! grrrr.

[tyger]

i'm hoping i don't have to deal with patron testing, seeing as i'm working in an asian buffet restaurant (it's, like, mostly vietnamese with random thai stuff, and then onion rings, too.) i made, like, 4$ in tips, which is good for that kind of place (for some reason people in my town think they don't need to tip all that much at asian restaurants, unless they're the ones with sushi and stuff), and i think i had maybe 5 tables during the whole shift.

i'm just hoping i get enough hours to pay for school next year