Being a server can be the one of the most fun and simultaneously one of the most frustrating jobs ever. No matter what you do, there is no escape from the madness that is a dinner rush.

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From crying hosts to screaming bartenders, there's plenty reasons for you to dread going into work on a Friday night.

Sorry, I have no words of encouragement for you in this intro. However, the silver lining here is that you can laugh at this article with your coworkers tonight!

1. There really is no amount of preperation you can have before a weekend shift.

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2. How the hosts look trying to cheer up your bartender before the rush on a Friday night like.

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3. Who needs to be able to afford food when you work in a restaurant anyways?.. haha..

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4. This is how the "lifers" try to flex on you in the pass.

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5. This goes for the coworkers that steal your tables without asking too.

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6. How many times a shift do you have to repeat this to yourself?

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7. How you look when you're trying to finesse your manager and get time off to go to that music festival last minute.

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8. You know deep down this is karma but it low key still sucks.

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9. When the new girl can't serve to save her life and the manager pulls up to the scene.

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10. This is really a hate love/hate kind of job.

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11. Don't lie, I know you've written this in your notepad.

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12. When your table modifies their meal into straight garbage and then sends it back when it tastes bad.

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13. Have you noticed an awful lot of people with newfound "gluten allergies" these past few years too?

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14. Serving really does suck the soul out of you, but that's nothing a bath and glass of wine can't fix.

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15. "HANDS PLEASE!! WHO HAS HANDS?! WHERE'S MY f@$!%#* FOOD RUNNER?!"

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16. When the P.O.S. system crashes, which it always does, we usually revert to our primal instincts.

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17. The face your bartender makes when you're about to punch in a large parties drink order in the middle of the rush.

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18. This is probably how the conversation at the end of the night with your manager goes, and I don't blame you.

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