superwaitress.

Last night was my first night of work. Actually, it was technically just my first night of training.

I was so nervous all day...in fact the first thing I said yesterday morning was, "Oh my god!!!" I was really panicked, haha...I was practically hyperventilating on the way to the restaurant!

When I got there, there was practically NO ONE there. Just a couple and their baby. That's it. Michael and two of the waitresses were standing at the wait station, and they motioned for me to come over. He introduced me as his girlfriend (which was very nice - It's annoying when your significant other introduces you as 'a friend'), and they were very nice to me. The older one was pentecostal, and her shift had just ended. Her name was Sophie, and she was very sweet...she told me there was nothing to be nervous about and everything. Amy, the other waitress there, was sweet too...she was closer to my age than Sophie, and she told me that if Catherine (the waitress I was supposed to be 'shadowing') didn't get there soon, I could follow her...

Then another waitress got there. She was blond, looked perfect, and had a cloud of perfume around her. She paid no attention to me, and when someone introduced me to her, she just sort of went, "Hi," really quickly and walked off. I thought she was really snotty and thought that I had met someone I would NOT get along with. I was wrong though. I mean, we're not best friends or anything, but I introduced myself formally, and tried to be nice, and she was civil. She and Amy took turns showing me things and familiarizing me with different aspects of the job.

For the first half hour or so before Catherine arrived, I was really stressed out. I didn't think I was ever going to understand all the things I had to do and in what order, and Amy and Jennifer, although they were nice, kind of just told me random things without telling me in what context I might have to do them. To be honest, I still don't understand all of it, but I have another whole night of training, so I think I'll be okay eventually.

Catherine arrived and I trailed her most of the night. Towards the end of the night, she actually asked me if I wanted to wait a table, and I was going to try, as long as she would watch me do it and make sure I did everything right...but I'm sort of glad I never got the chance. The three guys I was going to wait on left (saying they would return, which they never actually did) before I could ask what they wanted to eat. They looked either high or inbred, and they were so creepy that even my boss told Michael (the only guy at the restaurant at the time) to come out if they returned back to the restaurant, I guess to just sort of let them know that it wasn't just a bunch of girls at the place alone. Which...okay, yeah, I understand...but I'm not a helpless female, either. I can kick some inbred you-know-what if I want to! lol

So, my actual jobs last night included: Learning lots of stuff, wiping down glass, clearing and wiping off tables, refilling people's drinks, sweeping the dining part of the restaurant, cleaning out the tea dispenser and wiping the outside of it, and again, learning lots of STUFF!!! Oh yes...I also rolled the silverware thingies. I'm big. I'm bad. I roll silverware up in napkins:-D