17 Things Everyone Who’s Ever Waited Tables In Florida Knows To Be True
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Victoria W
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Waiting tables is a unique experience, especially in Florida. Every profession can provide certain insights into human nature, and there are some things only people who have waited tables will understand. Here are a few of our favorite observations:
But if you make a mistake, people who have never done it before will definitely treat you like you're an idiot.
And once you've been a server, you can't bear it when someone you're dining with leaves a crappy tip. You'll even find ways to secretly add a few bucks to the table.
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It's ridiculously hot here, and that means a billion refills. Free refills.
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Always, even if it's 100 degrees or there is clearly a quickly approaching thunderstorm. That's what the giant umbrellas are for, right?
Look, no hands!
The reason we can touch it and you can't is because we've already done the irreversible damage to the nerve endings on all of our fingers.
And you will always be able to immediately spot that guy.
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No judgment here, I totally understand loving this calorie-free concoction, but an entire six-top ordering this is like a server's kiss of death.
People will almost always take pity on someone who's brand new. It's like a get out of jail free card, as long as you're a good actor.
It doesn't matter that it's 100 degrees, and they're sitting outside. It doesn't matter that it's 8:00 p.m., and they're eating a pastrami sandwich. When you take the last of the coffee, you better make more.
Valentine's Day is another opportunity to succeed vicariously through people looking for love.
This self-elected table ambassador can be really helpful if a table is wild...unless it turns out that they also think they run the restaurant.
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They cause pretty much every problem in a restaurant: They can't read their check, can't tell time, make a mess in the bathrooms, make out at the table, and sometimes even walk out on their checks. On the other hand, drinkers can run up pretty large tabs and tip pretty well (assuming that they're happy drunks and not mean drunks).
You start to wonder if paper money is even going to exist in 10 years. It's a lot harder to know how well you're doing without cash tips.
In case you didn't think Florida was really all that Southern.
Nothing is worse for your tip than hungry people waiting forever for their food. Even if it wasn't your fault.
What other lessons do you learn waiting tables in Florida? Do you have any favorite servers out there you’d like to give a shout-out? Show them some love in the comments.
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