I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

We had our second show up with two reservations and want to sit together table. At the bar.

I told I could put them together but they had to be up by 6:30. They got mad. Couldn’t understand what I was saying.

Fun fact.

It’s far better for a restaurant to do 5 two tops than one 10 top. The two tops are in and out in 90 minutes. They get three courses. They get cocktails. They get wine.

The 10 top is three hours. Once they sit down.

This is why I try to only take at most two 3 tops at the bar. The rest are kept to 2’s.

Fun fact.

I’m glad you are a third generation cattle farms.

From Iowa.

And thank you for pretending to ignore me when I asked what part of Iowa. I learned all about Iowa geography watching tornado warnings during the 4 months I lived there.

She’s about 20 miles from Grinnell.

Here’s the deal.

Do t approach the chef at 9:30 on a Saturday night to sell him steaks.

He’s not interested.

I’m not interested.

We both just want to go home.

Also thank you for staying 3.25 hours. We appreciated that as well.

I managed to annoy more people tonight.

The cracks in my facade are showing.

I’m mostly just frustrated.

And sometimes I can’t keep it hidden behind the mask. It’s come out the last two nights.

Last night someone accused me of being rude.

Today she sent Chef detailing my rude behavior.

I stand by my question that she considered rude, why are you doing that?

Meanwhile.

I try to keep it together.

For my manager friends.

How do you respond when you have one instruction for the shift and everyone pretends you didn’t say anything?

PS. It’s a full moon tonight.

I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

Worth repeating from a year ago.

Once.

Upon.

A

Time.

There was a General Manager of a restaurant that ruled a small castle in a coastal new England town.

He ruled with a fair but steady hand.

The staff of the castle liked working there and were rewarded nicely.

The guests who frequented the castle enjoyed it immensely.

The the king of the small castle, David was happy with the outcome.

And was loved by all.

Things in the castle were good.

Little did we know evil was lurking in the shadows.

One of the BIG rulers of the country was spying on the castle and staff.

And he did something he shouldn’t have.

A staff member complained.

And things started to crumble.

Slowly at first but two months later the castle was closed.

The king was replaced.

The general manager was replaced.

The staff was replaced.

Everyone was sad.

The guests.

The staff.

The general manager.

The king.

We all moved on as one is wont to do in these cases.

Fast forward 4.5 years.

The king is happy.

The staff is happy.

The guests are happy

All at other castles.

And the general manager is in charge of a castle not far from the original one.

He is happy again.

But.

Minions from the country of the original castle stop by.

And they compliment him on his efforts.

The staff is great.

The service is great.

The candies are lit.

The lamps are charged.

The guests are treated well.

I comment that it’s easy when you treat them with respect and kindness. When they make money. When the food is consistently good.

They are jealous.

They get pushback in their kingdom.

The GM laughs and says it was never a problem when it was his castle.

And he laughs. And laughs.

Because the current leaders can’t manage their teams.

Perhaps he should offer to consult.

Meanwhile.

In the GM’s current castle life is good.

And the evil owners from before stop by and tell him how wonderful his castle is.

And the story will continue.

The

End.