Monday, March 30, 2009

If You've Never Waited Tables, You Might be a Douchebag


If you're at a restaurant, and you've finished your dessert, and your coffee, and people are waiting for a table. Please leave.

It's a douchebag move not to. You can obviously continue your conversation elsewhere - another restaurant perhaps, your living room. By staying, you've decided that you are clearly more important than those who want to dine, as well as the restaurant, which needs to turn tables in order to make money.

Most importantly though, you're being a douchebag to the wait staff, who make money off tips. Every minute you linger, you're pulling money out of their pockets. Listen, I'm not talking about being rushed through your meal. I'm saying you're that movie that everyone in the audience thinks is over - and then suddenly launches into a random 4th act. Don't be that person.

And if you had ever waited tables, you would know that, and be thinking about that, and thus, not a douchebag.

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