/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>WAITER! I found a bone in my steak!

Should I get a job as a waiter? Will it help me make friends/get a gf? Will it help me get into the culinary industry? I'm 24 btw.

Post position, stories or just vent

>be me
>just started as a waiter 1 month ago at shitty soulless generic US chain resturant #1886
>managers tell me not to bring out water or bread until after customers order food and drink
>tell me to upsell items as much as possible
>co workers have great advice to get good tips
>"you just gotta talk to them man, start a conversation."
>after following them I realize this means putting in a fake smile and bullshitting for 15 minutes about things you have no idea about.
>servers frequently curse out customers who they are forced to entertain so they can make enough to survive.
>meanwhile I'm some nuevo riche kid whose almost never been to this kind of resturant. Only working for some extra pocket cash.
>waiters I interact with are quiet and knowledgeable and do their job first before anything else
>hate when waiters try to strike up a conversation
>dontwanttohearyourlifestory.jpeg
>act on what learned through countless fine dining experiences
>serve customers bread and water first
>never push anything
>never strike up a conversation
>perform my duties to the customer first
>manager makes me a busboy
>this morning
>browsing /ck/
>see the nth comment about how tipping improves the dining experience
>have an anuerysm and die on the spot.

Fuck you. Now that I know what its like to be a server I'm tipping less than before. You're all just a bunch of unprincipled scumbags. As good as a dog disposer.