Blog Cherry.

It's been my dream to write a book about the restaurant industry, but that seems a little far fetched at times.  I know my 10 years in the service industry have given me enough research and content for a thousand page novel, but blogging seems to be the new thing these days anyway. Plus, I'm hoping this blog will be more entertaining than most. If you're anything like me you're probably sick of hearing about your friend's kids taking their 13th step and losing their 6th tooth. This will be a place for you to share in my misery while I divulge all the bitter and obnoxious experiences of my day to day job. I hope you can relate.

I should begin this with a little background of myself in hopes that you will be able to better understand my frustration and see why this job makes me want to staple my ears shut. I'm 26 years old. I began working in the industry when I was 16. I started off at a little dive bar in my hometown. It was a summer job. Quite possibly the best summer of my life. I got hit on everyday, ate free food, and made so much money I didn't know what to do with it! I worked on the water so most nights after work we would all go swimming in the river and stay out way too late. Waiting tables became a part time gig while I went to college. Then it became a part time gig after I graduated college. They don't tell you there aren't any jobs in the Psychology field. Enter   Master's Degree - Here we are currently, 26 and STILL waiting tables. They don't tell you there aren't any jobs even with a Master's in counseling. They also don't warn you about Student Loan Hell. That's where I currently reside. It's an ugly place. So get this, to pay for the degree I can't even use I'm stuck waiting tables. How twisted is that?! That's what I ask myself every morning when I wake up and get ready to face this demon of a restaurant.

I'm working for a corporate restaurant right now. I'm used to working at independently owned restaurants or little mom and pop shops. Corporate restaurants suck, and there's no way around that. They have a million rules, most of which I am better than, and I refuse to follow. I've been doing this long enough, I'm pretty sure I can handle it. What I can't handle, however, is the utter amount of bullshit I receive from our "guests." Not only will I use this blog as a rant, I will use it as a tool to guide you towards being a better patron. Trust me, if you eat out, you will want to know these things.