I have managed an incredibly successful multi-million dollar restaurant for years. My date did something in law, but wasn’t a lawyer (pretty sure he was a paralegal). He boldly compared working for tips, ie serving and bartending, to prostitution. I was in shock. Most of my servers…
I moved in to my first apartment at age 18 in 2005. It was a two bedroom, two bathroom, blocks from the beach in San Diego. It had a fireplace and back patio, laundry on site. I had two roommates and shared a room, so my rent was $315/mo. Split utilities were like $20 each.
Fast…
While working as a server, I suddenly got very dizzy, got tunnel vision, and started shaking uncontrollably. My amazing coworkers sat me down, then rushed me to the ER.
The Doctor acted irritated and unprofessional. I told her I had a history of hypoglycemia dating back to childhood,…
My roommate was super sweet, and we got along greatly. Her dog was the spawn of Satan himself. I couldn’t walk in the door without fear of being attacked. He was a little thing, so I wasn’t scared of him at first, but holy shit, did he prove me wrong. I’m 5’6” and he could jump high…
I moved from Southern California to the Cape area when I was 24. I worked as a bartender and was shocked how mean people were to me. I missed the pleases, thank yous, and no worries. Massachusetts, you need to chill out.
My now ex was incapable of having a discussion without raising his voice. It didn’t matter to him I am hypersensitive to noise. No matter how many times I asked him to please lower his voice and address me in a calm manner, his voice would go right back up.
I finally realized I…
I wait tables as a side-hustle (don’t judge). I was brand new and misunderstood someone’s drink order. We had a cocktail and a mock tail with almost the same name. When given the bill, the gentleman asked me why his drink was $13 instead of $4. Turns out he was a few days shy of celebrating…
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