As a former waitress, I to was victim to some of the biggest celebrities in the world not tipping. Managers are falling all over themselves to give free food and drinks to Actors, Directors, Producers and Singers only to have the tip being a slap in the fast to waiters. The wait staff still have to pay taxes on the check including wine, tip out the busser, runner, bartender and hostess. I could named names but that is not my style.
As a waitress I took my job serious and I was rewarded for my excellent services. I tried not to get upset if I got a bad/no tip from a celebrity . How would you react when a famous Director is running up a tab of $2000 or higher and doesn't tip?
A tab that a manager has already discounted. Waiter are under so much pressure from managers to devote all their attention to pamper celebrity.
I once witness a waitress being fired because this A-Lister wanted an omelette. She tried but it can be a tough task to get an omelette in a steakhouse at 8 pm.
Have your ever had a Chef yelled at you at the top of his lungs? If you ever work in a restaurant you know what I mean. How sad is it that this actor starred in one of the highest grossing movies of all time yet he isn't happy unless he getting a waitress fired from her job.
My favorite celebrity is the movie star turn television star receiving an employee discount. Managers nickel and dime regular customers yet give well paid celebrities free food and discounts. Do not get me started on how many times I fought with managers about serving under aged celebrities.
Note to celebrities, restaurant are not fast food joints, your food has to be cook just like at home. You are not the only table in the restaurant. You are not God so I can look you in the eye. Speak up it is not cute neither is speaking through your assistant or partner. You need to pay your check today not next week.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Diva in a recession.
The worst thing about being single during this rough economic time is that you do not have a partner to help you with the bills. The best thing about being single during this time is that I do not have to help anyone else with their bills.
I have been supporting myself for seventeen years, with the very much-appreciated occasional loan from my mom. I have experienced the recession of the early nineties. I experienced the tech boom of the late nineties, and the real estate boom that has only recently burst. The common thread of all of this is that no matter what the economy is , I’m still broke.
In the past when my bank account was empty, it was my own fault. I needed to get my hair done buy a new outfit to wear to the club. …and after one Cadillac margarita with silver Patron, I somehow became rich and had plenty of money to buy a few more drinks for me and my friends.
To cover my frivolous spending I would work over time. I become an aggressive salesperson. I am now a displaced auto saleswoman.
While working at the dealership I never took a day off. I worked from morning till midnight. I slept, got up, got dressed and went back to work first thing in the morning. My paychecks reflected all the hard work I had put in. My work ethic has not changed but the business has.
We were so pushy, we would run customers out the door.
Now, no one even comes in the door, not even to get her old car serviced much less buy a new one
I have not gone to a beauty salon in nine months. I have not gone out to a nightclub or purchased a new outfit in at least eight months.
I spend the beginning of every month crying to my landlord trying to explain to him why my rent is late again. My car came very close to being repossess several times.
I sometimes feel like it would be reassuring and comforting if I had someone to come home to. How great it would feel to have strong arms to fall into after working twelve long hours on my feet and not selling a thing.
Then I think about what has been my reality. None of the men in my life have ever been comforting or reassuring, hence why I am still single. As a single person living alone, I can search the net or read business books uninterrupted. I focus on me. Sometimes I come up with ideas to help myself. There are times when I am drowning in my tears because I cannot pay my rent again. I romanticize about a knight in shining armor rescuing me
you know the Pretty Woman fantasy.
Since that is never going to happen, the Wonder Woman inside of me figures out a way and to rescue herself once again. The strength I have to take care of myself is priceless.
Ladies, the blessing in this tough economic time is that we can do it on our own. It is not easy but we are Every Way Women and when tough times hit us, we hit back. We do it with style
and we make it look like a stroll down the fashion runway.
I have been supporting myself for seventeen years, with the very much-appreciated occasional loan from my mom. I have experienced the recession of the early nineties. I experienced the tech boom of the late nineties, and the real estate boom that has only recently burst. The common thread of all of this is that no matter what the economy is , I’m still broke.
In the past when my bank account was empty, it was my own fault. I needed to get my hair done buy a new outfit to wear to the club. …and after one Cadillac margarita with silver Patron, I somehow became rich and had plenty of money to buy a few more drinks for me and my friends.
To cover my frivolous spending I would work over time. I become an aggressive salesperson. I am now a displaced auto saleswoman.
While working at the dealership I never took a day off. I worked from morning till midnight. I slept, got up, got dressed and went back to work first thing in the morning. My paychecks reflected all the hard work I had put in. My work ethic has not changed but the business has.
We were so pushy, we would run customers out the door.
Now, no one even comes in the door, not even to get her old car serviced much less buy a new one
I have not gone to a beauty salon in nine months. I have not gone out to a nightclub or purchased a new outfit in at least eight months.
I spend the beginning of every month crying to my landlord trying to explain to him why my rent is late again. My car came very close to being repossess several times.
I sometimes feel like it would be reassuring and comforting if I had someone to come home to. How great it would feel to have strong arms to fall into after working twelve long hours on my feet and not selling a thing.
Then I think about what has been my reality. None of the men in my life have ever been comforting or reassuring, hence why I am still single. As a single person living alone, I can search the net or read business books uninterrupted. I focus on me. Sometimes I come up with ideas to help myself. There are times when I am drowning in my tears because I cannot pay my rent again. I romanticize about a knight in shining armor rescuing me
you know the Pretty Woman fantasy.
Since that is never going to happen, the Wonder Woman inside of me figures out a way and to rescue herself once again. The strength I have to take care of myself is priceless.
Ladies, the blessing in this tough economic time is that we can do it on our own. It is not easy but we are Every Way Women and when tough times hit us, we hit back. We do it with style
and we make it look like a stroll down the fashion runway.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Paula Abdul: Why did the men get paid but Paula was "let go?"
Kristina, Holli and Kristina discuss Paula Abdul leaving American Idol.
Men continue to make more money than women.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWUgBwl14qU
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Instate Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
Stacey Lewis, Charlotte Laws, Jacquelyn Kane, and Holli Palazzo discuss if it is fair for illegal immigrants to receive instate tuition.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Force to go green
Do you feel the pressure to go green even if you can not afford it? Going green seems like high school peer pressure to fit in with the cool kids. In this case the rich kids are forcing their agenda on the rest of us. A studies showed that only 1 in 4 green jobs created overseas are permanent. By creating green jobs the study showed it actually eliminated jobs than it created.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Open Dialogue: Is Welfare a contributor to the decline of the black family?
The co-hosts of Every Way Woman debate about welfare and the breakup of the black family. http://www.everywaywoman.com
In the 1960's President Johnson vastly expanded the welfare program with one major stipulation, no father could be present in the home. Leaving many to conclude that he knew exactly what effect welfare would have on the black family. A social program that some believe is an extension of slavery. Welfare undermines the black family unit.
In the late 1890's, 80% of all black black household consist of two parents compared to the declining numbers after welfare was expanded to include single mothers. As fathers abandon their wives, girlfriends, children and responsibilities crime and poverty grew in black families.
The strong black woman has been label as independent and spirited yet the black man is label lazy. It makes you wonder why some politicians are in favor of so many social programs for the poor. Do they really care? Is it about the vote?
As the media continues to promote single motherhood the two parent household is in jeopardy of becoming extinct. The only way to reform welfare is to encourage marriage and family.
You can find more information on this topic at
http://www.niu.edu/pub_ad/p326/fempov.htm
http://www.neoperspectives.com/welfare.htm
http://www.andrewbernstein.net/articles/7_welfarestate.htm
In the 1960's President Johnson vastly expanded the welfare program with one major stipulation, no father could be present in the home. Leaving many to conclude that he knew exactly what effect welfare would have on the black family. A social program that some believe is an extension of slavery. Welfare undermines the black family unit.
In the late 1890's, 80% of all black black household consist of two parents compared to the declining numbers after welfare was expanded to include single mothers. As fathers abandon their wives, girlfriends, children and responsibilities crime and poverty grew in black families.
The strong black woman has been label as independent and spirited yet the black man is label lazy. It makes you wonder why some politicians are in favor of so many social programs for the poor. Do they really care? Is it about the vote?
As the media continues to promote single motherhood the two parent household is in jeopardy of becoming extinct. The only way to reform welfare is to encourage marriage and family.
You can find more information on this topic at
http://www.niu.edu/pub_ad/p326/fempov.htm
http://www.neoperspectives.com/welfare.htm
http://www.andrewbernstein.net/articles/7_welfarestate.htm
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