I waited and I waited for help but all the rich people just stared at me and kept eating.

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132. Did we all start by waiting tables?

My first was at fourteen in a summer resort area. HoJo's if you can remember back that far...my dad had gone to school with the owner. So that's how I got it. The franchise owner was Basil,and I gotta say great guy to work for. The staff all young 14-25ish were great. We had some fun back then. The older ones took me under their wing.

The tourists, well they were not so great! Nasty, demanding and pretty lousy tippers! The worst tip I ever got was from a party of four. I will not tell you what country they were from, though they were know to tip badly. So on a very busy saturday after running my ass off i returned to pick up my tip. They left me 4 pennies! If I could have I would have returned it to them. What a slap in the face.

Nothing like Don went through. Still they insult us all by their acts. Sorry you were treated that way too. The lack of respect they extend to those that work is simply inhuman.

I still "wait" on people in my current job...some are great and treat you like a friend...others like you were dirt. Not sure what is worse. The disrespect you get from your client or the disrespect that you get from your employer. Either way I feel used.