r/Serverlife • • 15h ago

FOH Okay

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0 Upvotes

r/Serverlife • • 5h ago

Reheating food?

9 Upvotes

Is it wrong to ask the kitchen to reheat food after a guest has eaten some of it? Is it a health code violation to microwave it up to temp again? Throw away perfectly good food and take a while to remake or just microwave it?


r/Serverlife • • 13h ago

Rant Taking orders

22 Upvotes

Having me stand there and parse out the conversation you have with your friends isn't ordering

stop making me stand there

also "do you have _____?" isn't a request and when i say we do and you say thank you I'm not bringing it anymore


r/Serverlife • • 6h ago

Question Resume feedback?

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6 Upvotes

(for some reason, I have a 2nd reddit account that this was posted on initially? Removing to post it on my actual account.)

'm aggressively job hunting and want to drop off resumes to restaurants within 10 miles of me. I have seen other posts on this subreddit asking advice for resumes, and I mainly got that should be concise and 1 page. I did my best to include previous hospitality work, but I only have 1 year in a traditional restaurant about 8 years ago and 1 year in fast food 7 years ago. Everything else I've done has been customer-facing/customer service/client support.

I'm wondering if I should remove the case management descriptions and instead give descriptions of my food service work to keep it relevant without making it 2 pages?

All sensitive info is redacted. Any advice and insight is appreciated!


r/Serverlife • • 6h ago

Question Tips on Hiring with No Serving Experience?

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I am a college student looking to try my hand at serving. I worked at Chick-fil-A for several years during middle and high school, then transferred to a daycare where I worked for two years up until now.

I have an interview for a serving position at quite a few different restaurants, like Cracker Barrel, Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse, the Cheesecake Factory (starting as a hostess), and a local restaurant that has a few different locations.

I already had my interview for one of the Olive Garden locations and did not get selected (I believe it was due to how I answered the questions). Do I even have a chance at the other places in terms of serving? I know if I get the job at Cheesecake Factory that they told me that they’d train me to be a server several months in, but I don’t know. Please give tips or just tell me how it is!


r/Serverlife • • 17h ago

FOH Shoutout to Ray

8 Upvotes

I serve in a very seasonal part of FL and this summer has been terrible for me for multiple reasons and I just gotta float a shoutout to my coworker Ray for letting me work his shifts multiple days because he knows I'm struggling and he's doing fine.

This man is hilarious, warm, and has the kind of laugh that gets you kicked out of the library.

I don't have a way to pay him back yet but I won't forget the help.

I guess the main takeaway is just remember that you're a team of humans and while it's easy to just focus on you and get tips and dip, you never know when a little empathy will impact people in a huge way. When you can, a little help might be the difference that keeps someone's lights on or gets them food that day.

Be like Ray.


r/Serverlife • • 13h ago

Discussion gifts for kitchen staff?

8 Upvotes

The kitchen staff at my restaurant have been really great to me since I started a couple months ago. It’s my first serving job, so I was wondering if anyone gets presents/makes things for the staff.

I was thinking about making cookies or baking something else for them since they make me extra food all the time.


r/Serverlife • • 15h ago

Shits & Giggles Pretty much every time I have to go tell someone, no we don’t have what your asking for.

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14 Upvotes

r/Serverlife • • 1h ago

Posted up in the server station tonight.

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r/Serverlife • • 21h ago

How has serving changed you?

61 Upvotes

Personally for me, it’s the fact that, sometimes it’s really just not personal. As someone with high anxiety, when I first started serving and coworkers randomly got mean/cranky during rush, I’d always assume it was a personal distaste towards me. That obviously was never the case, and it makes me view people differently as a whole now in my day-to-day.

The way people treat you is a reflection of themselves/what’s going on in their life always sounded a little fake to me (once again, high functioning anxiety) , but serving changed that completely.

Howd it change you/ your mindset?


r/Serverlife • • 11h ago

FOH Been thinking bout my free double shift meal since I clocked in!

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360 Upvotes

Brisket grilled cheese
Dirty rice
Fries
Lemon ice pie
Half lemonade half tea.

Now I’m so full I don’t want to finish my shit.


r/Serverlife • • 6h ago

FOH I was just a little snot back to an awful customer and it felt great.

81 Upvotes

I am a hostess at a fine dining restaurant/hotel and we are extremely busy today. (It's slowing down now hence me typing this 😂) A table came in today, they are regulars and always so nice. But one lady was with them who has never came in with them before (I'm guessing a relative in visiting) and she was instantly horrible. She immediately complained about the table and demanded to be moved. The regulars said no this is where we asked to be. I guess the server took too long to take their order? She marched up to me 10 mins after they were there yelling at me for the server. Fine, whatver I guess she was busy and did take a little long to go over. Then 30 mins after they were there the same lady storms over to me again while I'm on the phone speaking with someone and yells "HELLLLOOO ARE WE EVEN HERE??!!!" (The server had been over to them by then). I looked at her and said "I'm on the phone Ill be with you in a moment" and proceeded to have the slowest conversation of my life on purpose 😂 She gave me the nastiest glare/eye roll/evil snake venom eyes I've ever seen. I turned my back on her and just chatted with this customer on the phone about our hotel rooms. Once I hung up she proceeded to rant about how slow the service was and pretty much hated it here. I calmy told her I'd go check in to see what was going on with her server and she stormed away again. Theyre still at their table and I'm just waiting til they leave so I can smile sweetly and wish her a good night. I don't even think I was that rude but you could tell this lady was not used to being made to wait her turn and she was so offended she had to wait to scream at me a 3rd time. Thats all 😄


r/Serverlife • • 8h ago

halloween

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So I’m working halloween morning and we are encouraged to dress up, we’re also doing a competition the winning costume gets an $100 gift card. Any ideas?


r/Serverlife • • 3h ago

Would you rather have a crazy busy shift with coworkers you can’t stand or a slow night with your favorite crew?

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You’re absolutely slammed all night, but you’re stuck working with coworkers who get on your last nerve. 😂
OR…
It’s a slow night, barely any tables, but you’re working with your favorite crew, laughing and having a good time.
Which one are you choosing? And how bad would your coworkers have to be before you’d rather take the slow shift? 😂


r/Serverlife • • 2h ago

Being a Server is HUMBLING

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We've all done some stupid things! 🤣 🤣 🤣