I know this blog is going to be very controversial, sound very "racist", and make me sound like a complete Johnson County bitch, but this is my blog, and if you don't like it, stop reading it...
I have worked in many restaurants in my time, and the one I made the worst tips at was Elephant Bar. The atmosphere is great, the food is amazing, and the people I worked with were awesome....but the clientele were...well...not to par. The thing is, the marketing department targeted people from KC,MO because this was the largest population of people who dined at Elephant Bar. So these people would drive 30 miles to eat at EBar in order to save $3. Not only would they save $3, but then they would run the servers to death, complain about everything, get upset when charged for drinks, and let their kids run around freely like at a jungle gym. On top of all of that, they wouldn't tip but 5%...now I'm not saying this is classic for all, but it seems to be a trend...so when gratuity is added on, they complain to management and threaten never to come back. As servers, we get the "talk" about adding gratuity to all tables with large parties... I'm sorry, I'm not racist...I love all people, my friends are all colors from black, to tan, to white, to pink...
Anyways, so I now work for Wallaby's, a bar in which our population stems from Lenexa. But today, it seemed a little out of character than what we are used to. A 50cent tip is NOT ok when your bill is $6.50. Even more so, getting NOTHING for a $15 tab is also NOT ok. These people who treat their servers with this much disrespect should not be catered to. We servers work way too hard and put up with way too much to earn nothing from it. I'm sick of it! Like I said, this doesn't always happen. And it's not a certain race...it's a certain type of person. Someone who doesn't appreciate the hard work others give in order for THEIR satisfaction. I may be a server, but I'm still a person who needs to make a living..and 50cents is not going to get me there. These people should not be dining out if they don't have the money.
If this is the way they treat people who cater to them, how do they treat everyone else? Do they treat their family with disrespect? Do they treat their friends with disrespect? I doubt it...I'm a SERVER, not a SERVANT.
I'm so sick of serving, being in the restaurant industry sucks. I will be 27 years old this year and I still don't have a 401K. I have no money in the bank, I have no health insurance, I have no benefits. If I were to fall down the stairs tomorrow morning and bust my knee, I'd be fucked. I wouldn't be able to work, wouldn't be able to pay medical bills, and would eventually be evicted from my apartment because I wouldn't be making any money to pay my bills.
Enough about that...I watched American Idol tonight...predictable...Watched LOST...unpredictable. Sawyer ate my cookies that Lisa baked for me...and now I'm watching South Park. Did you know Chef is Cartman's Dad?! Ha ha
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I totally agree what you're saying here. Stereotypes do exist bc enough people of a certain type have acted in a certain way for long enough that other people assume well they must all be like that. If someone doesn't want to be compared to a stereotype then well, they shouldn't act like it. I've called it perpetuating the stereotype. And usually these people don't treat anyone with respect but they do demand it from everyone else.
ReplyDeleteNo, Katie - I was not aware that Chef is Cartman's dad!
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