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Dedicated Servers // Home-Lab Idea

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Posted by11 hours ago

Should I have to chase down waitstaff?

I eat out alone all the time when traveling on business. I usually get seated quickly by the host, but then it can be a 10+ minute wait until a server shows up.no water, drink, nothing. Several walked by the table and I assumed they were in other areas of the restaurant. When I hit the 15 minute mark I get up and leave. If someone asks why I'm leaving ill tell them, but no one ever does. I used to track someone down and ask them to send a server over, but I get tired of having to do that. So am I being an entitled a hole by not tracking someone down and leaving?

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Posted by7 hours ago

If you’re against a tipped wage, why are you eating at a restaurant with tipped wages?

The main argument that comes from the anti-tipping advocates is that a tipped wage is unethical. If they believe this to be true, why are they eating out at restaurants that use tipped wages?

I would take these anti-tipping advocates seriously if they weren’t constantly throwing money at restaurants that pay tipped wages.

Edit: Since apparently this is hard to understand, I’m not coming at people who are just anti tip culture in general. I’m talking about the people whose sole advocacy of being “anti tip culture” is leaving “0” next to the tip line and posting it online. Rather than critiquing or boycotting the businesses who pay tipped wages, taking it out on the tipped employees instead.

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Posted by15 hours ago

What absolutely irritates TF outta you?

The restaurant I work at has no table service. Order at the counter and either close the tab or keep it open. Amongst a few irritants, this is the one that gets my gears grinding:

Customer walks up to order.

Me: Hey there! Do you have a tab open?

Customer: Yes!

Me: waiting for customer to give me a name

Customer: stares at me wondering why I haven’t figured it out myself

Me: still waiting for a name

Customer: still staring

Me: Well, what’s the name on the tab?

Customer: Oh, it’s (name).

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Posted by6 hours ago

Random racist posts

I’ve been in the sub for some time now and every once in a while some random post will get hot complaining about a specific race of people. So far I’ve seen it with asian, black, and indian people.

Maybe it’s a geographical thing but in southern California I’ve met every single type of person from every single race. I’ve genuinely had no way of telling how someone will tip simply off race. Maybe based off how long they’ve been assimilated to America? But that’s completely different.

Whether or not you’re aware, but participating in these insane discussions causes you to subconsciously treat guests differently based off their race. It’s 2023, time to grow up people…

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Posted by3 hours ago

Most Pretentious Drink Order You’ve Ever Gotten. Go.

Mine was as follows:

“I’d like a Grey Goose martini. Super dry. Like no vermouth. Very, very dirty. Shaken super hard. Like at least a full minute, so it’s freezing cold. And give me a little extra. I don’t want a half a martini, I want a martini. And four blue cheese olives. And give me the shaker ice in a glass on the side.”

“That sounds good. I want one too. But make mine with Hendrick’s. And I only need three blue cheese olives.”

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Posted by1 day ago

Any guys straight or gay ever worked in a gay bar?

So I’m a straight guy. Have a gay couple that are my bar regulars, and honestly over the years have become close friends. They often joke with me about how much I’d make working at one of their friends gay bar. Always took it as a compliment but it made me curious about how lucrative it really could be. They started throwing out figures like $1000+ on average a night. I thought surely I’d be bartending shirtless and like short shorts or something. Apparently a muscle shirt would be as revealing as it gets and that’d be my choice anyways. They said being openly straight would likely make the tips even better because it’d be like a want what you can’t have kind of thing. Honestly, I’m like 90% on giving it a shot. Just curious if any of my fellow serverlife redditers have any experience in this side of the business. How’d you deal with customers coming on to strong? Does it feel degrading being constantly sexualized? Was the pay worth it? Thanks for reading and if anyone’s got anything homophobic to say you can fuck right off.

Edit: HOLY SHIT. Went to bed last night with like 30 likes and half the comments and just opened Reddit up on my break. Don’t have time to read through everything but appreciate all the positive responses! I’m going to go ahead and take the leap and will come back in the coming weeks and let y’all know how it’s going. Thanks again!

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Server, waiter, waitress? Welcome home, take off your apron, have a glass, and let's chat about work, cause c'mon, as much as you act like you don't wanna talk about it, you do. I know! Check out these related subreddits! [r/KitchenConfidential](www.reddit.com/r/kitchenconfidential) /r/chefit /r/food

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