As a waiter, I've learned (or taken on) new ways of thinking. It amazes me how rude and self absorbed people can be. I blame the internet and tv for the mass amount of people that have no social skills and can't simply look me in the eye and order what they want. Sadly, this job makes identifying behavior based on outside appearance (clothing, grooming, facial expressions) a reality that is mostly accurate. The worst part of the job is not getting adequately tipped, especially when I work hard and offer wonderful service. I adapt to each table, changing my tone to physical distance from the table and so on. Even so, bad tippers are abundant and I wouldn't recommend serving tables to anyone without a tough skin.
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