Waiterrant

This blogg (restauranghyfs) is not going to change the world.

It would be lovely if it did, as it would reduce the number of hours per week we spend trying to explain to patrons why we can't serve pasta bolognese.

But it's not going to change the world.

The reason for that is that I'm reading it and laughing. Our customers (if they ever get so far as clicking the link) will read it and fume at the perceived rudeness of restaurant personnel. I'm old bones in this game, so I'll try to explain.
No matter how "educated" a waiter you are, what title you have or what responsibilities you shoulder, the majority of the work you do on a daily basis is repetitive donkey work. So the only way to deal with that for as long as you're in the business, someone is going to have booked a table for 5 and show up with 12 new guests, whereof 7 are vegan and one is allergic to gluten, is by being cynical and laughing about it.
Otherwise the suicide rate of waiters would be much higher than it is.

So, it's not going to educate a single patron. But laughter and recognition might just save some waiter lives.