One of the more difficult things about writing humorous posts for this blog is that I have a very biting sense of humor. I am not an angry or aggressive person. I mean no harm by it. It is just very difficult for me to see a joke set up and not make it. Most […]
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Don’t Be “That Guy” (Part Two)
Friday I began a countdown of the top ten things rookies should avoid saying to not be labeled “that guy.â€Â It is never easy to be a rookie. It is also not easy to deal with a rookie who always seems to be in your way as a veteran. These are the mistakes every rookie […]
Don’t Be "That Guy" (Part One)
We were all rookies at one time. We walked in confident the first day at a new restaurant only to end up with a deer-in-the-headlights look by the first rush. I’ve worked at plenty of restaurants over the years and know the feeling all to well. I have most certainly been “that guy†as well. […]
Recommended Viewing 11/15
For this week’s recommended reading post, I decided to try something a little different. Normally on Mondays I post a series of articles that I found interesting over the last week. This week, I decided to highlight some of the funniest videos on the internet about servers. Most of us get to work with some […]
Servers Vs Dentists
Here is a little video I made discussing how people act differently in restaurants as opposed to say the dentist’s office. For more funny reflections of serving visit our new friend the only slightly cranky waitress
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David Hayden was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He took his first serving job in 1996. Since that time, he has worked for over a dozen different restaurant companies. He has held both hourly and salaried positions at independent and corporate restaurants. He has waited on over 100,000 guests and trained hundreds of servers. He has been named "Best Server in Kansas City" the last three years by the local weekly paper.