Waitressing for Dummies

Literally. I don't think there's a waitress out there who *hasn't* waited on a dummy at some point.

Darqstar posted something in her livejournal today that made me remember working at Pizza Den. (No! NO! THE MEMORIEEEESSS! ARRRGGGHH.....)

This table didn't have exact change and they were in a big hurry. I didn't carry money on me (Pizza Den was a dinky little place and we were NEVER busy so it wasn't necessary. Plus the manager discouraged it so we wouldn't wander off with his money.) They pulled the whole "Well, I don't want to wait, you cover the change" thing and took back some of the money so it was less than the total of the bill. I was so shocked I think I stood there and literally stared at them. I told them I wasn't allowed to do that, hold on just one sec and I'll be right back with their change, but they ignored me completely and started to leave. I couldn't go to the manager - he always sided against the waitresses - so I ran to the assistant manager, a nice brawny guy named Donnie, and told them these guys were skipping on the bill. *grins* I suppose there was a less drastic way of handling it but at the time I was angry enough to enjoy the look on their faces. It was slightly more than spare change in this case... I think they were cheating me for almost $10.

At the time I was hassled, upset and panicking that I'd have to cover the $10. If I was lucky, I got three or four tables a night, and the average tip came to $5. I wasn't even making minium wage at this point (it was right before I quit) and I literally didn't *have* ten dollars.

As you've probably guessed, Darqstar had a similar problem at work and it made me think. I never leave a restaurant without tipping. Even if the service is only mediocre and the waitress grumpy I tip. I mean, if the server forgets I'm there and is rude and spits in my food I won't tip, but that's never happened. I would *never* expect the waitress to cover my bill. I mean... what's wrong with people?

"Excuse me, Mr. Taxi Driver? I don't have $24.75 exactly and I don't want to wait for you to dig out the change, so I'll give you a $20 and you can make up the difference. Toodles!"

I mean... Geez!

There are people out there that make me wonder.

So, just out of curiosity...

Am I *allowed* to like slash? Cause apparently I'm not.

I'm getting really tired of people being all like "You're so silly!" and "It's not there!" everytime I mention a couple or pairing I like. Then they promptly run off and coe up with a hetero shipper pairing they looooove and which is so THERE even if there's nothing in the script to indicate it. Do I tell *them* to give it up? No.

I'm getting nothing but grief over it though. It's at the point where I'm just not going to tell anyone about it anymore because I'm tired of them laughing or getting irritated.

Just because it's slash and m/m it's eminently less valid. I know that there's only a .0001% chance of my characters ending up together while a hetero pairing actually may become a canon couple, but that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to want to see them get together.

And no, I'm not telling what pairing inspired this rant. I don't want to have to deal with it. Suffice it to say, it's the last in a line.