10 Eating Out Commandments: Part Deux

Okay, it's been about a month since I hit you with with the first 10, and hungry people are still acting moronic at restaurants.  Don't worry though, the crusade is not over.  There are literally thousands of idiosyncrasies that diners possess that annoy the shit out of me, so here are 10 more for you to feast on.  Have at it.

Daily Throwback: Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West & Common - I Make Her Say

Good morning and happy Monday.  Today, the Shuffle God presents us with the only song that I find Lady Gaga's voice tolerable.  This song was in constant rotation in my car the summer it came out, and after today it could easily find its way back.  Enjoy.  Week Sauce will be coming today, and maybe another Just Sayin'. You're welcome.

Just Sayin':10 Eating Out Commandments

Three weeks in to my (so far) triumphant full time return to the restaurant game, and from what I see nothing much has changed from the guest side of things.  If it weren't for dealing with incompetent management, lazy-ass co-workers, and dumb guests on a daily basis, this job would be cake.

Since I already hit you all with some of my pet peeves concerning restaurant managers, this edition I decided to make a top ten list of "don'ts" for being guests at a restaurant, we'll get to the lazy-ass co-workers at a later date.  For some reason, people go out to eat and forget all basic etiquette and house training.  You throw video games in the mix, and it becomes a complete system overload for some people.

Don't get me wrong, not all guests are dickheads, but it is the dickheads that make the lasting impressions.  For the readers that have never worked in "the industry", please take heed of what I say.  These 10 situations are the most annoying things for any server to experience.  I numbered them, but they are all number one.  Well, number one is actually number one, so I guess the other nine are all number two.  

I've also included Biggie's Ten Crack Commandments instrumental to play as you read. Consider it a mood setter.  Let us begin, shall we.

Just Sayin' - Vol. 3

Well ladies and gents, due to the events of two weeks ago, I am officially back in the restaurant game.  Yay me! (depression font).  Anyone who has worked in "the industry" already knows that there are 34,499,498,090 things that are potential gear grinders, thus, providing me with endless material for this segment.

The number one annoying aspect of working in a restaurant is lazy/clueless/illogical management.  This profession can be extremely stressful and fast paced at times, but on the same note, it is not exactly rocket science.  There are really a handful of objectives for a restaurant manager, the big ones being keep the guests happy, the staff motivated, and run a smooth shift.

Sounds easy enough, right?  In my career in the service industry, it seems that for some "managers," those basic objectives are difficult to accomplish.  It also seems that the further removed I get from my first job in the hospitality industry, the more the quality of the run of the mill manager decreases.

To help correct this epidemic, I have decided to compose a list of basic steps a numb-skull, ineffective manager could utilize to not suck so much in...well...life.  Let us begin.