you are, however, ignoring what I'm trying to tell you about the actual industry, and how a successful waiter works *from the industry side*. You keep going on about yourself as a customer, instead of trying to understand that even if they don't use the skills with you, they still frequently try to get the skills.
If I don't ask for the wine list, I'm not tipping for unused skills, either. They just lie fallow. BUT your initial rant read: "I do not need a waiter who is trained to suggest wines, or discuss culinary history with me. If I need those things, I will seek out the service of someone whose job title is not a synonym for "person who takes my order and brings me food and drink"."
Stop holding onto your argument like a hungry dog, and try and see the reason why that's an illogical statement to make in this discussion. You are going all over the place to support yourself, including contradicting yourself and ignoring what I'm trying to tell you about the side of the table we don't sit down on.
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Date: 2010-08-16 05:30 am (UTC)If I don't ask for the wine list, I'm not tipping for unused skills, either. They just lie fallow. BUT your initial rant read: "I do not need a waiter who is trained to suggest wines, or discuss culinary history with me. If I need those things, I will seek out the service of someone whose job title is not a synonym for "person who takes my order and brings me food and drink"."
Stop holding onto your argument like a hungry dog, and try and see the reason why that's an illogical statement to make in this discussion. You are going all over the place to support yourself, including contradicting yourself and ignoring what I'm trying to tell you about the side of the table we don't sit down on.