In a recent post I criticized Darden for attempting to avoid paying for health insurance for restaurant servers.  In a politically charged time like the one we

Just because you’re waiting tables, doesn’t mean you have to put up with pricks.

Last week she brought her cheque home and it was handwritten. Then on Saturday they were running out of Shiraz and she says we need to get more.

Some restaurants really don’t want to do it your way. Like many former restaurant servers, I have a lot of memories of customers who were almost too impossibly difficult to deal with.

The Internet is on fire with photos, memes and commentary about yet another f*cked up note left on a…

1. People are actually pretty awesome! I’ve found this to be true every day I’ve lounged on the beach, just listening to my headphones, reading magazines, taking naps, speaking…

Over four and half years ago, sitting in an orange vinyl booth with friends, I was offered a job at Hooters. At the time I was unemployed and while I needed a job, I took the Hooters offer because I figured it would be a good way to make money while I found something better.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but wasn’t sure how to write it in a way that didn’t make me look like a penny-pinching tightwad. Anyway, here we go. I pride myself in being a good tippe…

Medical science has no idea what I am talking about, but if you wait tables, for some time, it is an easy diagnostic: Working at a popular restaurant is a good thing if you are a waiter. Not so much if you are trying to become one.