Hello again R/Talesfromyourserver, I have only worked 4 shifts at Sapphire Monday's, and boy do I have some stories. But I'll only do one every few days. So, lets get started...

Currently, I am trained as a busser... that is, if bussing a table really needs a training session, but I digress. Anyway, we had 3 parties in one day. First day out of training and the guy that trained me calls out sick. No big deal. First party... a fucking 20 top (for those who just read for the stories, a table of 20 people). Normally the servers pre-bus... nope. It's like they think "New guy=No pre-bussing." So, 15 minutes after they leave, i have finally cleared the table, cleaned them, and got them back to where they need to be. Next party shows up... 15 top. Now, this server, who we shall call Alex, has been dealing with a lot lately. It's not my place to tell her story, but I digress. Anyway, I knew her before I started working there, so I told her that if she couldn't pre-bus, it was fine by me. She pre-bussed anyway. That was a good party and a easy clean-up.

Now, this last party was hell on a party bus... literally. No call ahead, no warning what-so-ever. By now, I bet y'all are thinking "It can't be worse than the 20 top"... worse than that. a fucking 35 top... and it's a middle school sports team. I had to suppress my inner Doc from Boondock Saints and not yell out FUCK!!! ASS!!! They get the most messy foods we sell. BBQ Ribs, Salads with a shit-ton of dressings, soda everywhere. They leave 45 minutes later... and the place is a mess. I look towards the plate that had the ribs... and actually said out loud, in front of my manager, "Where the fuck are all the rib bones?" My manager's response... "Let me go get a trash bag." Good Guy manager Tom strikes again. (Check out my last story to see how he became good guy manager) Well, 30 minutes later, and after finding rib bones everywhere... it's clean. My manager looks at me and says "Go home. You're cut for the day."

Now to go back to work Friday to do it all over again.