I am a Manager for a very popular Casual Dining restaurant in Atlanta. I am floored by the lack of quality service professionals in this area. I have since found that my situation in that market was the exception to the rule.
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Next Post I can remember the days of being a back waiter at a quaint 4 star establishment, where the Captains were Gods and the Maitre d' was to be more feared than the owners. A gratuity was a show of gratitude for a job well done and to be a server was a profession, you truly were a professional. Today if you can find a restaurant like this you are a very lucky individual. The professional servers and captains of the past have been replaced with college aged kids working for beer money and spring break vacations. The Maitre d' is now a 16 year old high school student looking for a little bit of gas money.