How to Be a Waitress and Be Happy

Being a waitress has it's ups and downs. You have good days where you make up to or over a hundred dollars. Then there are those bad days when you leave with twelve dollars. You have to know how to as i say it, " hustle " your tables. Here's how to have the right attitude about serving for all those young ladies out there. 

1. Come in ready to work. You have to want tables to make money. Otherwise, everyone else will get them, and at the end of the day you will be wishing you had made more money. 
2. Know that slow days happen. And also know that fast-paced days happen. I have had days where I was so busy, I didn't stop walking for four hours. I have also had days when I just stood there or even sat down because there were absolutely NO tables in the entire restaraunt. 
3. You need to know exactly who you work for at that moment. Sure you work for the company, but the customer pays more. They are paying you to give them GREAT service. If you give them terrible service, do you think they will leave you a tip? 
4. Seat yourself if there is no hostess. And when there is a hostess, I have actually asked them to double sit more for more tables. 
5. Be as polite as possible. I once had someone ask me how i manage to be nice to these people after they treat me like a dog. I replied, " for five dollars on a twenty dollar check, I can be the nicest person in the world "!
6. After your customer leaves the table for good, and the bus lady is taking too long, just clean it yourself. The hostess isn't going to sit someone at a dirty table. If you want a lot of business, keep your tables clean. 
7. You have to be quick! As soon as you leave after taking an order, immediately put the customers order in. The food will come out faster, and you can get them out of there faster, which means, another clean table for another customer!
8. Learn how to balance the food. Most restaraunt ask that you put all the food on a large tray and carry it to the table like that. But places like I work at, require you to balance the plates on your outstretched arm and carry them. It's difficult when you first learn how. But soon, you will be carrying more plates than everyone else in the store. 
9. Leave with a positive attitude as well. Even though you didn't make so much today, there is always tomorrow.