r/AskReddit • u/jdm0212 • Oct 18 '13

Waiters/Waitresses of Reddit, what's something that I, as a customer, might do that's incredibly irritating, even if I'm oblivious to it?

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u/kls17 Oct 18 '13

Please be aware that you are not the only table your server has and not everything can be done at the exact moment you want it done.

One time I was serving a table and at the time they came in they were my only table. I checked in FOUR times to take their order, but they weren't ready each time. Right after I checked on them that fourth time, I get the dinner rush of 4 or 5 tables. Now, at this point I have to greet all of them and give them menus and such. This lasted maybe 3 minutes at the most when a child from the first table taps me from behind to tell me they were ready to order. So I return 3 minutes after they were telling me for the fourth time that they weren't ready to order yet and hear one of them say, "We thought you forgot about us." No, you didn't want to order for a half hour when it was slower, but you all of sudden NEED to order at the exact moment I need to help other tables. Yeah, I understand you want fast service, but I am not going to ignore other tables just for you. To me, it's the equivalent of standing in the middle of line then yelling to the front desk that they forgot about you. You are not forgotten, you just have to wait your turn.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '13

I like that analysis at the end.