Busboys Get No Respect
Summary
TLDRA frustrated busboy vents about the poor treatment he receives from servers at a restaurant, who take advantage of his position by incessantly demanding he cater to their needs and clear tables while they stand around idle. Reaching a breaking point, he defiantly refuses their orders to continue working as their 'personal assistant', asserting himself and declaring he's going on break despite their reliance on him, as the servers acknowledge their behavior while justifying it since they tip him out.
Takeaways
- 😟 The server is frustrated with the demanding customers at table 15.
- 😠 The customers treat the server poorly just because they give good tips.
- 🏃♂️ The server asks Oscar to help with multiple tasks like getting waters, clearing tables, and bread.
- 😣 Oscar seems overworked as the busboy, being asked to help the servers often.
- 💩 A baby threw up at one of the server's tables, adding to the hectic work environment.
- 🚦 The server complains about having too many dirty tables to clean.
- 🕑 There is pressure to work quickly within a 30 minute timeframe.
- 😡 The server vents about the chef and feeling treated like a 'mule'.
- 🙅♂️ The server refuses to keep helping the other servers with their tasks.
- 💰 Despite his hard work, the busboy Oscar has a nicer car than the servers.
Q & A
What is the main issue the speaker is facing?
-The speaker feels like the servers are treating him like their personal assistant and making him do all the work, just because he is the busboy.
How does the speaker feel about the servers?
-The speaker feels the servers are lazy and just standing around while making him run around doing all their work.
What tasks do the servers ask the speaker to do?
-The servers ask the speaker to bring waters, clear tables, bring bread and butter, help clean up a mess, run food, and clear all the tables quickly.
How does the speaker react to the demands from the servers?
-The speaker gets increasingly frustrated and angry, saying things like "let's move", "I'm the damn bus boy not a mule", and that he's going on break.
What does the speaker mean when he says "y'all kiss my ass"?
-This vulgar phrase indicates the speaker has reached his breaking point with the demands and is aggressively telling the servers off.
Why does the speaker say the servers treat him like their personal assistant?
-Because they are constantly asking him to do additional tasks like bringing food, clearing tables, etc. instead of doing it themselves.
Why does the speaker think the servers are just standing around?
-The speaker looks over and sees the servers not helping out or doing any work, even though he is running around doing all these tasks for them.
What accusation does the speaker make against the servers?
-He accuses them of not doing their own jobs and forcing him to do everything even though he is just the busboy.
How does the speaker know the servers don't respect him?
-The servers treat him like a servant or mule, demanding he does tasks instead of asking politely or doing it themselves.
Why might the servers act this way towards the speaker?
-They may think that because he is just a busboy, they can boss him around. Or they may be lazy and trying to avoid their own duties.
Outlines
😠 Bus boy complains about servers treating him like their personal assistant
The paragraph depicts a frustrated bus boy named Oscar being constantly asked by servers to help with their tasks like serving food, clearing tables, etc. He feels they are treating him like a 'personal assistant' and 'mule' and not respecting his role. Oscar decides to go on break as he is fed up of doing the servers' jobs while they just stand around.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡bus boy
💡tipping
💡servers
💡run food
💡tip out
💡dirty tables
💡puked
💡jack
💡mule
💡kiss my ass
Highlights
The speaker feels like the customers treat him like a dog just because they tip him.
The speaker feels like the customers make him run around doing small tasks for them.
The speaker is frustrated that he is treated like a personal assistant and has to do every job.
The speaker sees other servers just standing around while he has to do all the work.
The speaker acknowledges the servers tip him out but still feels they ask him to do their jobs.
The speaker has a nicer car than the servers, likely due to the tips.
A customer asks the speaker to get waters for two tables.
A customer asks the speaker to clear a table.
A customer asks the speaker to get bread and butter for a table.
A customer asks the speaker for help after a baby vomited.
Food is ready but the speaker needs help running it.
The chef makes the speaker run food despite being a busboy.
The speaker tells the servers to start clearing tables immediately.
The speaker tells the servers to stop asking him to do their jobs.
The speaker goes on break, refusing to do the servers' work.
Transcripts
these people at table 15 are running me
so annoying just cuz they're tipping me
they think they can treat me like a dog
it's the worst Oscar I'm Slamm can you
give me waters for table 30 and 24 all
right thanks oh and Oscar can you clear
42 yeah hi Oscar can you grab bread for
table 12 and they want extra butter
extra butter if you're not doing
anything Oscar can you help me with
table 20 a baby just puked all over the
place oh man right I got food died in
the window Oscar run this to 16 sure go
let's go I need Oscar I got dirty tables
everywhere we're on a 30- minute wa
let's move let's move man Chef made me
run this mother what are you I move man
that's it y'all kiss my ass I'm the damn
bus boy not a mule everybody in here
treats me like their personal assistant
got me doing every damn job then I look
over these servers just standing around
doing jack well it I'm going on break I
no wait wait servers move I need all
these tables cleared off Pronto and stop
asking the bus boy to do your job I mean
we tip him out yeah he has a nicer car
than any of us yeah
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