There are times in life when no response seems adequate. When through fate and circumstance you have been placed in a situation so absurd that you have no idea how to respond. At these moment’s I usually turn to my best friend to make sense of the situation. In true Deadhead form he usually responds […]
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If Servers Did Not Exist
It was Voltaire who said, “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.â€Â I stay far away from theological discussions on this blog. I did however wonder how this quote would have been different if it was written by restaurant employees. Each role in a restaurant would probably have a different […]
The Funniest Server Blog You Aren’t Reading
Yesterday, my roommate explained to me why I have killed so many irons and ironing boards. Apparently you are supposed to spray your shirts with starch and then wait a few minutes before ironing them. I estimate that I have ironed at least 5 times a week for most of the last decade. I never […]
Random Thoughts From A Server
This post is the first in what might be a series. Occasionally, I have random thoughts that do not merit their own post, but I wish I had a way to share. This document sits on my computer as a place that I can jot them down. When it gets long enough to post, I […]
About The Author
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.
