At my restaurant, there are no bussers. Servers are responsible for cleaning off dirty dishes and other paraphenalia from their own tables and getting them reset for the next diners. Managers and the hostess sometimes help out, but it's mainly our responsibility.
I worked in the college dishroom for a few years at Grove City, so I'm not usually bothered by disgusting combinations of food scraps and leftovers. What DOES bother me, however, is used paper products left on the table. I'm talking tissues, baby wipes, gum wrappers*, etc. Luckily we only pass out paper napkins upon request, so it cuts down on the paper clutter, but I still have to find a way to avoid touching many used tissues and wipes each day.
Think about it: Would you want to clean up someone else's snotty Kleenex? Dishes are part of the job. Your miscelleneous waste is not (or shouldn't be). If you need to blow your nose or wipe your baby's hands, please find another way of disposing of the trash other than leaving it on the table for me to take away...and PLEASE don't set the dirty culprits on the plates. This is what grosses me out more than anything else.
Furthermore, shredded straw wrappers, coasters, and menus are a nuisance. Can you find something else to do with your hands while you're waiting for your food to arrive? Maybe reach into your wallet and get that nice tip ready. ;)
Again, this topic has a lot to do with putting yourself in your server's place and imagining what kinds of trash you would not want to be subjected to. There are garbage cans readily available in the restrooms as well as behind the hostess stand - all you have to do is ask. So, I beg of you, stop thinking of your table as a catch-all for anything you have dirtied or no longer need, and stop leaving it for me to clean up after you leave.
*PLEASE don't use sugar packets as a place to dispose of your chewing gum, and especially don't put the sugar packet back in with the rest after you do so! You won't believe how many times I've encountered this sickening situation.
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You seem to be THROWING UP a lot of new posts on your blog recently. Allow me to EXPEL a review of your post:
This latest SPEW dealt with customers HEAVING paper waste on to your table as they EJECTED the store. EMITTING such bad taste is one way BRING UP negative feelings. I hope I'm not one of those customers that would make you BE SO SICK that you'd want to RETCH.
Hope your feeling better. :)
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