Musings of a Fanboy: Thank You and Don't Forget to Tip Your Waitress

Hey everyone!

Just a quick little blog here about something that has been on my mind for a long time now.

I am under the firm opinion that everyone, at least once in their life, should work some kind of service job, may that be in a restaurant, office building, or some other company that offers a service of some kind to customers.  I work in a restaurant myself and have so for almost five years and I will be the first to tell you that it has completely changed the way I see other people that work service jobs.  I understand what it is like to be on the other side of the desk or the counter.  However, not everyone does.

These are the people that are rude to waitresses or secretaries when the problem is completely out of their hands and don't understand the concept of a tip.  Please, for the love of God, do not let someone you go out to dinner with refuse to tip because the waitress is "just doing her job."  That is the bull crappiest excuse for being stingy that I have ever heard.  Most waitresses (I say most because not all fall into this category) are willing to go above and beyond the letter of "her job" for her customers.  Restaurant owners could simply have busboys or airheaded high schoolers run plates of food to tables.  It would probably be cheaper that way.  But, instead, they have people that are trained in personal communication that make you feel welcome at the resturant and will wait on you hand and foot for the next hour.  If that isn't worth something a little extra, I don't know what does.

Ok, stepping off the soap box now.  Thanks for reading!