I stack the plates to make room when boxing up food. It gets stacked in the way I would want to carry with the largest and cleanest ln bottom for stability and forks/utentils on top. Don't generally do more than 3 plates in a stack because they might want to rearrange.
The definition of bigotry is someone who's behavior is a function of what they know about you. If people change their behavior to treat me better or worse because they learn (for example) that I'm gay then I don't want them at all.
Ok... so someone finds out you're gay. Figure to themselves you're probably having it rough, with all the LGBTQ+ hate thats going around, and are making sure to treat you nicer because of it, or maybe let some things slide that would irk them otherwise -> bigots.
Not the guy you're responding to, but...
maybe let some things slide that would irk them otherwise
As a non-straight person, I don't want yesmen either. If I'm being an idiot, I want my friends to tell me nicely that I'm doing the stupid, I don't want them to ignore it because "oh she's gay, I don't want to hurt her feelings".
and are making sure to treat you nicer because of it
That's a bad thing
If I could trust that this is the reason behind a person's behavior then we wouldn't be having this conversation. But there are so many potentially malicious reasons to be extra sugary sweet to someone different. Plus it's infantalizing to be "treated nicer" like I'm not a kid. I don't want everyone to change their tone I just want to participate and have fun. If political issues were bothering me then I'd go to a political group that centers my lgbt-ness, that's my choice
Haha, no
Sincerely, a waiter
Could you elaborate?
As a waiter, on any given day you want to spend the minimum amount of time doing the "required" things, so you can spend more time on things that dont mediately require your attention. That is to say, clearing a table faster lets you give more wine tastings, or spend more time having a chat with a table when the time comes for it
This, of course, means that a minimum amount of trips to the kitchen with dirty plates is preferred. No matter how much of the "stacking" phase is removed, it will never make up for another trip it may cause
You might see what I'm getting at, but to put it bluntly, I have never had a table stack their plates in a way that actually helps - it's always caused a second or third trip
What's more annoying is that the person in the picture has clearly never had the opportunity to ask a waiter (off shift) about what they think (as they would very roughly disagree with them), yet asserts that people who don't agree with them are in the wrong
OK, that makes sense. What's the preferred stacking method, then?
When I stack plates at home I make sure to have all the food leftovers and the cutlery on the top plate and - if different types of plates are on the table - stack them by type, so that I create a stable and sturdy "tower".
The correct way to stack plates for them is to not stack them at all. Every waiter has their own system, and there's no way to tell what it is. The most respectable thing to do is to tuck yourself in and make it easy for the waiter to reach your plates. Even handing plates to them can result in them being forced to stack plates in an inefficient manner
My test is the classic shopping cart test, for those who don't know its a test based on if someone returns a shopping cart. Its a societal benefit that is not aknowlaged and requires minimal effort. You wont be punished if you dont return it yet you're being an asshole.
It's fun to have a friend who's been a waiter for 30 years, he just openly narrates the service and how good/bad they're doing (usually "look at how hard they have to scramble because you assholes came in late")
Pre bussing be bussin
happy to be your people
Just fuck off and leave a review or buy me a drink
But do you even bring your glass back to the bar before you leave?
I used to be a server. I now pre bus all my tables.
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