I know my boss is bad blush cranky right now – her face is the colour of a $2  blush. Really really bad look on her. I know its because of the Tax stuff that the Government has announced. That’s great work guys, really need her in a bad mood on a long term basis. Thanks heaps. I don’t understand it all, I mean I’m a warrior waitress, not a tax person. But cranky I do understand, her blog is http://blog.angelavithoulkas.com.au and you can read for yourself. Anyway, back to me.

Business is tough and you need to be tough to conquer and win. These aren’t words for sometimes, these are words for all times. Its not easy to do the same job all day everyday – imagine saying “hello, how are you? Can I help you?” twenty six million times a day to a bunch of customers who don’t even bother to look at you or answer you. Or what about cleaning dirty tables, folding napkins, filling up sugars, sweeping floors, washing windows and my personal favourite – scraping dirty plates. Not rocket science I know, but most small businesses are full of repetitive jobs like these that keep the wheels going. And some big businesses too. Its not the glamour work with the expense account and the perks and allowances of big important jobs in companies that actually have entertainment budgets and stationary cupboards. But I defy any CEO to handle as many issues as a waitress does at any one time with only yourself to rely on. No board of directors to blame when it all goes wonky. Just the waitress to take out all your frustrations on. She is the first and final line of defence. Tough gig, tough business.

If all the people who do all the crappy jobs with the lowest of rewards (my boss calls them small business owners) actually united, you would make that Volcano in Iceland look wussy. I know how she feels; unloved, unappreciated, overworked, underpaid and usually ripped off. Wait, I must be a small business owner by now surely. I don’t often feel sympathetic towards her – or some customers for that matter, but today she not happy. Maybe I’ll ask her to share, you know, show her I “care”. Or maybe I’ll go scrape dirty plates and talk to customers. Mr Strong Long Black looks lonely, should be good for a tip if I tell him he looks thinner. Men, tough business.

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