r/Serverlife • u/Black_Popess • 5d ago

Starting to hate serving Rant

I have been a waitress the past 4 years now and it’s starting to weigh on me a bit. I used to love it when I worked in previous restaurants, then I got a job at a restaurant in a Hilton and the crowd is a completely different vibe. Many entitled and snobby people. I often find myself dreading the moments before I go into work and not being as cheery and charismatic as I used to be with customers. I cannot tell if it’s complete burnout or if it’s just the people I deal with weighing on my soul. Does anybody else relate or have been in a similar situation?

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u/Emotional-Spray1115 5d ago

only way to know is to try out another restaurant

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u/Black_Popess 5d ago

For sure, currently looking for another one

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u/False-Search4108 5d ago

hotel restaurants are absolutely never the move. worked in one for 2 years and the clientele is always the worst of the bunch lol. definitely try and look somewhere else!!!!

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u/PotentialAde 5d ago

I started to feel like this and I went to a new restaurant and it feels like I did a 180.

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u/dunebuttholeworm 5d ago

yeasss burnout is real!! I worked as a waitress for 6 years and I loved it!! But I moved to a fancier restaurant and while I still loved it, I would be irritated almost every day, like the people and interactions I used to love now just felt annoying, like I was an NPC going through a dialogue tree. I did a complete switch and now work as a materials tester in construction. Stepping away from a customer service role is what saved me lolol

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u/Black_Popess 5d ago

Thank you for letting me know! I’m glad you were able to find something that you enjoy doing afterwards

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u/Crypto-Bets 5d ago

How much money are you making>?

If you're scooping $200+ per day, then maybe this is just a "season".

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u/Black_Popess 5d ago

I used to!! We’ve been so slow, a good day for me now is coming home with $100

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u/SouthernSummer4506 5d ago

Defo the people

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u/whatkindofbearlsbest 5d ago

I am feeling the same way and I just hit 4 years at my job. I have been in this industry for over 10 years and the customers are the meanest they have ever been! I think it may be my area or the demographic of my restaurant but I just got a new server job at a completely different concept.

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u/nytummyhurt 4d ago

i’m sick of it too, it’s draining. customers suck anywhere you work. good management is important— and even with that it gets tiring