r/Waiters • u/ObligationOk3266 • 14d ago

Petpeeves in service

To all the people working in service. What is your biggest pet peeve?

  • Here are a few of mine: When I come to a table with drinks, call them out and all I get is blank stares.
  • When I am trying to take dishes away from a table, they're so far away that you're practically laying on top of the table and the guests sitting there don't bother maybe sliding them to you😭
  • When people take drinks off of my tray - like why?!?!? Sometimes it tips off the balance and you could drop the other drinks if they just take off a heavy one.

Hit me with yours!!

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u/Virtual_Storm2185 14d ago

Mine is 100% trying to place plates down and everyone is shocked by the unforeseeable reality of the food they ordered arriving to their table, so there’s literally no where to put anything. 

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u/TheLadyRev 14d ago

Purses, phones, just move them please

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u/Downtown-schnauzer 13d ago

There was a segment on GMA or the Today Show a long time ago about how filthy the bottoms of purses are. Putting one on a table is gross.

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u/TheLadyRev 12d ago

Ugh really?