Working as a server is certainly not for the faint of heart. The amount of unnecessary nonsense you have to deal with every time you work a shift can easily exceed what other workers have to confront throughout their entire careers. This can range from power-tripping managers to bogus restaurant policies to entitled Karen customers . On top of all of this, you have to deal with the physical exhaustion of being on the move and working on your feet the entire shift. This is also something that th…

Those working in customer service know what it feels like to work a lot for a little.

Working in a restaurant is, at the very least, a humbling experience.

Not only have you not properly rested in 5 years, but even with your 75% tips on the iPad, you can barely make rent this month… again. So far, being a server has only trapped you in a lifestyle of fatigue and chasing your own bills with irregular cash flow, swollen ankles, and a ferocious Karen biting at your heels all the time.

Sorry we can't split the check 10 ways, it's company policy

My customer service voice is not a reflection of who I am as a person.

Nothing stings like the pain of looking at your schedule for next week and seeing a Saturday-Sunday 'CLOPEN'

Raise your hand if you've ever worked in the service industry!

That customer service life though!

Working at a restaurant can be stressful and tiring, to say the least. There can be pushy customers, aggressive managers , and, as Mad TV's Bon Qui Qui once yelled, “complicated orders.” As a server, you have to ensure being on your feet all day every day, along with the limitations of your own memory and the endless lists of dietary restrictions (many of which don't even sound real). And on top of it all, you are expected to smile your way through the pain so that you can maybe, if you're luck…