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…

If it works it works.

Oh cool, confusion.

It's a big world.

We're all doin' our best out here.

It never ends.

Don't do these.

There is a whole lot of bad advice out there. And not just financial or relationship advice. Literal survival advice. And that's the most basic thing. So here is some clarification to dispel some of the more popular survival myths that people like to propagate. And to increase your odds even more, here are some basic survival rules everyone should know.

Why not learn some extra tricks?

Don't do 'em.

Don't give in to the smooth cakes.

They're dumb.

It can be brutal out there.

What makes a person attractive is subjective, but like, man brush your teeth.

Absolutely amazing.

What a lovely world we live in.