Amidst the drink orders, side orders, main orders, changed orders or added orders, somehow it's forgotten how to maintain order in manners. How easy is it to get frustrated with a waitress or waiter? Very easy.
Yeah, I was clear with my order, I didn't stutter. Yeah, they messed it up. Yeah, they weren't paying attention.
But you know what? It still doesn't give me the right to be rude.
Regardless of the situation, it's never okay to treat your wait staff disrespectfully.
Let me compare your waitress or waiter with your boss.
Your boss probably has bad days. He or she probably forget things. They aren't paying attention one day. They get side tracked. They have another project they're trying to get done, maybe a much larger project. They might forget about what you asked for, so they have to ask again. They might mess up your paycheck one day, but fixes it when asked about it.
Do you treat your boss with disrespect? I'm gonna venture out to say no.
A boss is somebody I must treat respectfully. In our minds, we classify them as somebody that must be taken seriously and must be treated with the best of attitudes. It's so easy to take this mentality and throw it out the window when it comes to other people in our day. Sure, your waitress doesn't pay you, I get that. But, if we take the mentality like they're our boss, we will give them a lot more room for error. Your waiter might have had a bad day, or forgot something, or isn't paying attention, or gets side tracked, or has 8 other tables they're waiting on, maybe they messed up your bill, or simply just did a terrible job.
What can you do at that point?
Would it be crazy to say to give them a good tip anyway? Probably. But will the $4 kill you at the end of the year? Nope. Shining God's light to waiters and waitresses is easy to do sometimes, because they are there to serve you. You have them in the palm of your hand. They (in most cases) have to listen to what you have to say, because their job isn't only to bring you your food, but to establish a relationship within 45 minutes in order to have a better chance of getting a better tip.
So why turn down this awesome opportunity to show God's love by proving a point to them. Proving you're right simply shuts them down and ruins your chance. Sure, if something is drastically wrong with your bill, kindly ask about it. However, remember they're probably getting paid under $3 an hour, and you're their source of life. Be nice to the service industry workers. Even when they're rude to you. Why? Because that's what Jesus taught us to do.
