‘I’m gonna have to be there until close. So maybe like 11:30pm?’ A Woman Talked About How Hard It Is To Make Plans While Working As A Waitress
by Matthew Gilligan
If you’ve ever worked in the service industry, you know the drill: your schedule is always unpredictable and it can be a real pain in the neck to make plans with friends and significant others.
A woman named Jessie posted a video on TikTok where she talked about how annoying this can be. In a fake conversation, she said, “Yeah, so, I’m scheduled until 6, so I could definitely meet you there, probably like 6:30pm. But if I get sat right before I’m supposed to leave, then I’ll probably get out at 7-7:30ish. So then I could definitely meet you there by 8. ”
Does that sound familiar?

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Jessie continued, “But, also, if we’re short staffed, I’m gonna have to be there until close. So maybe like 11:30pm? If we’re not busy, though, I’ll get out early, so I could definitely be there by like 2.”

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The caption to her video reads, “If u get it u get it.”
Indeed…

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Take a look at what she had to say.
@xjessx18 If u get it u get it #server #tips #plans #schedule #friends #servertips ♬ bad idea right? – Olivia Rodrigo
Here’s what folks had to say about it.
This person summed up how this usually works.

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Another individual has definitely been there…

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And this TikTok user said they’re getting out of the service industry because of this.

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I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with this. It would be maddening!

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