Hey There!

Alright so welcome!

My name is Amanda Troy, and I am a server.

I have been in the food service industry since I was 15 and have been waiting tables since I was 16. In an effort to graduate from college with as little debt as possible, “dishin’ it up,” has become sort of second nature to me.

I have worked at Bob Evans as a “salesperson,” Max & Erma’s as a “waitress,” and The Old Bag of Nails Pub as a “server.” (I still currently work at Max & Erma’s and Old Bag.) Anyway you want to title it, I have been responsible for making sure that meticulous orders and house specialties are delivered in an allotted amount time, and with a smile.

As a student I have had the opportunity to apply much of what I have learned within the restaurants from learning task and time management, appeasing your audience, and on occasion having to hold my tongue to avoid breaking the cardinal rule of “the customer is always right.”
However…I would not trade my experiences, the lessons I have learned, or the friends that I have made along the way, for all the sausage gravy, chocolate chip cookies, or fish and chips this side of the Mississippi!

Over the next several weeks I will be sharing my thoughts and hoping to hear back from those of you who have worked in the food service industry, know someone who does, or are just interested in what it is really like to work in a restaurant.

I hope that this can “serve” (oh I crack myself up) as an environment of respect, a place to vent frustrations, and also provide an opportunity to relate to one another on a front not only as students, but as employees all working for the almighty tip that is helping us meet our pursuit for higher education.

Those of you visiting please feel free to leave comments based on your experiences; good, bad, and ugly, and how you may have learned from them. I will be checking this site on a regular basis and look forward to getting a solid discussion circulating!

Until next time…oh and don’t forget those extra napkins!

-Amanda