<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980554868656854503</id><updated>2011-11-27T15:45:28.453-08:00</updated><category term='food service'/><category term='servers'/><category term='restaurant'/><category term='dining out'/><title type='text'>A waiter's View of You the Customer</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://awaitersviewofyouthecustomer.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5980554868656854503/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://awaitersviewofyouthecustomer.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>vitalquest</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152553650379591024</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eer3vE8oGF8/SkLsLvLd8-I/AAAAAAAAAEA/RTmy7agYSnU/S220/Promotional+photo+1A+024.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980554868656854503.post-2070193916140218209</id><published>2009-05-28T08:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-07T15:33:41.620-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='restaurant'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dining out'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='servers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food service'/><title type='text'>A Waiter's View of You the Customer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eer3vE8oGF8/SixANo9Q-gI/AAAAAAAAACg/x27kHKIfMXA/s1600-h/PICT0308.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eer3vE8oGF8/SixANo9Q-gI/AAAAAAAAACg/x27kHKIfMXA/s200/PICT0308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344717460858796546" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't get me wrong. Some of you are absolutely the greatest people in the world. And you already know what is the purpose of my job. That's right . . . give you the customer prompt courteous service and make your visit to the restaurant a pleasant experience. And every day should be just that for both of us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Let me elaborate from my perspective what some of you do as customers in a restaurant that just ruffles my feathers. Let's start with #1:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Please don't expect me to be super human. Even as an efficient&lt;br /&gt;server, it does take more that a few seconds to refill drinks. If for&lt;br /&gt;some reason I take too long, I will always apologize.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please don't shake the ice in your glass if you need a refill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. If you're having a problem with a meal, please tell me up front&lt;br /&gt;and not wait until the last minute.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. As I approach your table, if you are talking on your cell phone,&lt;br /&gt;please be courteous and give your attention so I may take&lt;br /&gt;your order efficiently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. When I ask if the group is ready to order, one of the party says&lt;br /&gt;yes then proceeds to ask the rest of the party what they want&lt;br /&gt;to order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. If there is anything wrong, please do not get angry. 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