^By working for corporations.
Having the b-day at my table, was the worst. You have to politic, and recruit other servers, you look stupid with just 2–3 servers “singing.”
Which, by the way, was not a talent required to work (singing.)
Like I said, Red Lobster “trained” customers to take advantage of such things.
You want free ice cream for the whole table, just tell your server it’s everyone’s birthday. I sang Happy Birthday, and had to make little Sundays for some people twice a month.
They were also rewarded with a comped meal, and $50 gift certificate, if they complained about the food/service.
The same company that would yell at me for giving someone 3 tomatoes in their salad, instead of 2, probably lost most of their profits by catering to shitty people.
Now. Looks like they’re heading for bankruptcy.
My old location shuddered a couple years ago. I was thrilled that Darden, is losing another restaurant chain.
Olive Garden is next.