Words of Encouragement

Yesterday I got so overwhelmed.

I got sat a needy table and then a four top.  I was trying to get the four top their drinks and already gotten their order in, so time was ticking and I was feeling the time crunch.  I had a tray on the counter that I was setting up cups on and had the list of drinks I needed.  I had asked someone else to grab waters that the needy table had asked for and they forgot about them.  One of the newbies asked me where to get kids cups, I had just ran them through wash so I ran to get them.  They were gone and I was asking where they were on  the way back to get my drinks out.  The tray I was setting up was gone, I had even less time to get the drinks out, and my table was now looking around for their waters and probably wanted something else.

I started to cry.  I felt so stupid, there was no reason to cry over that stuff.  I think it was just because I got up early to see my husband off to work and didn't have enough sleep.  On of the servers brought me to the back to calm down and give me food, and went and caught me up on the tables.  The GM came back and asked me if I wanted to talk about it.  I was so surprised, she told me that I was one of the best servers she had and she was really glad that I was there.  It was nice to feel wanted.

Tonight was so slow though!  I was there for three hours and had a total of four tables.  I made almost twenty dollars only because one of the other servers paid me five to roll their silverware.