Debate: Waiter or Waitress?

Do you believe in fairy tales? I'm not so sure. I'm still waiting...but that's another story.

Well, we're living in the 21st Century, and sometimes fairy tales aren't politically correct... end of discussion, well, not really... so read on.

In this day and age, and in this specific Debate: Waiters v. Waitresses, which is politically correct? You can relate to the term "Secretary" which is no longer politically correct, for the more accepted term of "Administrative Assistant" due to disgruntled workers, so... where is the compromise for Waiters' and Waitresses'? First of all people, we have a lot to talk about so lets start simple. Waiters' vs. Waitresses? Who wins? Well, nobody. For one thing, I personally despise the term "waitresses." Who has the right to put a label on anything. If I'm serving you so you are happy and content, then I would say, "job well done." I salute you, and pat myself on the back as a waiter...well done. The term waiter is defined non-gendered and well approved as a job well done. Period. When you use the term waitress, you imply female, and that is not always the case. When you use the term waiter, it can be applied to both female and male, which is more commonly the case, as more men, in this day and age, have succumbed to public service as a means to an end. Got it? Good, stay with the class. Got me so far? Good. Debate over, it's waiters, not waitresses, because we're living in 2009, not 1952. And for the record, there should be a day set aside for waiters, or public servants that wait on customers' with no gratitude, no appreciation, no humbleness, or no tact. And yes people, there are still starving people in China who would bend over backwards to have someone wait on them with a smile... and for the food that was wasted and the boss won't let us take it home. Okay, I'm done.

I am making this blog a sink or swim situation because I know I'm not alone. I will not sink, I will swim, can I get you something to drink? Appetizer? ... As someone who has been a waiter for over 30 years, I'm fucking damn tired of being a people pleaser and seeing so many people not being appreciative of what they have. I have a lot to say not only about my occupation, but on real life and hurdles that approach us when they don't know they're coming... jump jump! So, I'll share what I know, and the stories untold, and what I've learned, and hope that this gives you also the freedom to express yourself, because I know that you're out there right along with me. So, what day would you pick for a "Waiter Day?" Don't you think it's by far lonnnng overdue.

Let's pop open a can of beer, uncork a bottle of wine, share that spare rib that didn't get seared and toss the ice water that someone didn't drink into the dried plant that it's in the corner, and take it is as it comes. Minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, see you later my friends.

Signing off for now, more to come. Be careful what you wish for.
Cherie