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Drunks for Jesus
2009-05-28 21:32:00
But let’s not waste time dwelling on what I should or shouldn’t have done! Apparently, I have a problem with overserving guests in favor of their tip.  I learned this last weekend when I had a group of people in my section that were tipping me 30 bucks for each hundred they spent on their alcohol. In ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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This weeks Tweets 2009-05-07
2009-05-07 11:00:00
To my Followers: Please submit questions at http://www.RagewithRibeye.com, any topic, for my “advice” or just some fun! # Powered by Twitter Tools. Copyright © 2007 - RagingServer.com If you're reading this notice anywhere other than your personal feedreader/client or www.RagingServer.com then this site has most likely stolen my content, along with my tipmoney!, and you should ... Related posts:This weeks Tweets 2009-03-12 Finishing up “Some Managers make the Stupidest Decisions: Episode...This weeks Tweets 2009-04-23 RagewithRibeye.com is nearly up and running, come to ask...This weeks Tweets 2009-03-19 @Lurid_noir Well I had to make sure there were... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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The Bastards and Bitches of the Prom, Part Two: Saturday Night
2009-05-07 09:18:00
Sorry for the update delay, I had the past couple of days off and instead of updating I actually used them to catch up on some much needed sleep. Saturday night was just long.  Long, and annoying.  I made decent money (at least till the latter half of the night), and by the time the prom ... Related posts:The Bastards and Bitches of the Prom , Part One: Friday Night Everyone knows just how much I hate it when prom...Unwarranted Gratuities aka. Thieves of the Industry RagingPartner sent me a story from the Consumerist a couple...Notorious: Episode One Last night was the release of the movie Notorious, about... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Link Cleanup, Link Search, Rountable Ressurection?
2009-05-07 08:56:00
Hey everyone!  If you’re a regular reader here, then you’ll notice by now that I’m starting the cleanup process of the sidebar, including getting rid of the dead and non-updating links. This means that I now have more room for your site, so if you want to have a link here, then feel free to comment ... Related posts:Before the mass resposting… Until further notice, comments are down on the main page,...The Epedimic of Stupid…among other things Sorry for the lack of posts but I’ve just not...To my readers If you don’t have time to check the blog every... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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If you?re going to comment then don?t be a pussy about it!
2009-05-02 09:10:00
I have just a few “requests”… I’m sure if you have a brain then you understand the true meaning of the word “requests” as it’s used here: 1.  I am all for comments, so feel free to say whatever you feel the need to say. 2.  I am all for comments that disagree with me as long ... Related posts:To my readers If you don’t have time to check the blog every...Before the mass resposting… Until further notice, comments are down on the main page,...The Epedimic of Stupid…among other things Sorry for the lack of posts but I’ve just not... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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The Bastards and Bitches of the Prom, Part One: Friday Night
2009-04-30 16:05:00
Everyone knows just how much I hate it when prom season rolls around, and this year is no different.  If any of you were reading this site last year, then you know what happened the last time I had to deal with prom kids.  For those of you who weren’t you need to click the ... Related posts:The Bastards and Bitches of the Prom , Part Two: Saturday Night Sorry for the update delay, I had the past...“We ready ta go, CHECK PLEASE!” I’ve never in the nearly two years that I’ve worked...The Super Bowl, the Karma Keys, and People who can only pronounce the letter “R” in the phrase “Excruse me” I have to wonder if perhaps my day might have... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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This weeks Tweets 2009-04-23
2009-04-23 11:00:00
RagewithRibeye.com is nearly up and running, come to ask for advice….or any other question you want publicly answered! # The contact form on http://www.RagewithRibeye.com is now available for your questions, and don’t forget http://www.JustAskJames.net # Powered by Twitter Tools. Copyright © 2007 - RagingServer.com If you're reading this notice anywhere other than your personal feedreader/client or www.RagingServer.com then ... Related posts:This weeks Tweets 2009-05-07 To my Followers: Please submit questions at http://www.RagewithRibeye.com, any...This weeks Tweets 2009-03-12 Finishing up “Some Managers make the Stupidest Decisions: Episode...This weeks Tweets 2009-03-19 @Lurid_noir Well I had to make sure there were... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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RageWithRibeye.com
2009-04-22 08:20:00
Just a quick update, RageWithRibeye.com is up, in it’s early stages anyway.  Feel free to visit, and start sending me your questions so that I can give you answers.  Also, don’t forget to go to JustAskJames.net if you want a more brutal truth to your problems. Ribeye Copyright © 2007 - RagingServer.com If you're reading this notice ... Related posts:To my readers If you don’t have time to check the blog every...I’m still alive, I promise Sorry for the lack of posting everyone, work’s been exhausting... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

A Plague of Stupidity
2009-04-22 05:08:00
What makes managers think that by putting 10 servers on a floor of less than 35 tables, on a dead night no less, is a good idea?  I understand the theory behind putting a lot of servers on the floor; in a perfect world, the guests will be getting good service at every table.  However, ... Related posts:The Epedimic of Stupid…among other things Sorry for the lack of posts but I’ve just not...This weeks Tweets 2009-04-23 RagewithRibeye.com is nearly up and running, come to ask...9/8/08 “Happy Anniversary to Me…Yesterday!” Yes yes, I know, I?m a little late on the... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Crustacea, the Lobstrocity
2009-04-15 06:21:00
kidicarusIn my own defense, I only came up with the name Crustacea; not the title of Lobstrocity.  I haven’t put a tale of a co-worker on here in a long time, but times change.  Crustacea has come, and apparently she’s not going anywhere no matter what we’ve tried to do. Let me start at the beginning.  ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

This weeks Tweets 2009-03-19
2009-03-19 10:00:00
@Lurid_noir Well I had to make sure there were updates when I post, I hope it’s turned on right so that it updates with each one in reply to Lurid_noir # Powered by Twitter Tools. Copyright © 2007 - RagingServer.com If you're reading this notice anywhere other than your personal feedreader/client or www.RagingServer.com then this site has ... Related posts:This weeks Tweets 2009-03-12 Finishing up “Some Managers make the Stupidest Decisions: Episode...Hosting The RoundTable Blog Carnvial Here’s a quick and easy reference for anyone hosting...RoundTable RoundTable: Service Industry Blog Carnival Welcome to the home of... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Are you Hungry? Are you Thirsty?
2009-03-16 00:30:00
I don’t know what it is about Spring Break weekends that makes 80% of the guests hateful and gives me a migraine the size of Manhattan, but this weekend was the beginning of it.  We’ve got spring breakers roaming around all over the place right now.  Don’t get me wrong, most of the ones I ... Related posts:Kitchen crashes and Whiny…large women Notice I didn’t use the word fat.  I’m trying to...Whiny bitchez make me angry Here lately at my job, I’m noticing an increasing trend...What part of EMERGENCY EXIT ONLY don’t you fucking morons understand? Every fucking night, it happens.  People are either too stupid... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Remembering more from the past?..on tipping
2009-03-13 15:26:00
As with the last rules return, I’m reposting the Rules for Tipping here, and let me preface this by saying as I have before;  If your server isn’t doing his or her job, they shouldn’t be getting a 20% tip.  I have no patience for servers who are lazy and worthless, they’re the ones that ... Related posts:Rules for Eating Out, Part 2: The Rules for Tipping After my last post on the Rules for Eating Out,...The Tipping Controversy Today, while looking at my Technorati Incoming Links, I noticed...Looking at the past and feeling the change A couple of days ago, upon signing into the backend... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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This weeks Tweets 2009-03-12
2009-03-12 10:00:00
Finishing up “Some Managers make the Stupidest Decisions: Episode Two” which will be posted soon. # Now have a facebook page posted so everyone become a fan there and help advertise! # All Dreamhosters vote for me in DHSOTM # Trying to figure out how to link this with the main site and facebook page # test # Powered by ... Related posts:RagingServer.com is now on Twitter and Facebook (Fan Page) Just a quick post to let everyone know that I’ve...Horror Stories are up now! After promising it forever now, the RagingPartner and I have...The Forgotten Works of RagingServer Back in the beginning of RagingServer.com, I did a lot... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Looking at the past and feeling the change
2009-03-12 04:14:00
A couple of days ago, upon signing into the backend here at RagingServer.com, I found that I’d gotten a pingback from another site that’s run by one of my newer fans. This person decided to post (not steal, for I was properly credited) the first ever Rules for Eating Out episode that I ever wrote.  It’s ... Related posts:Rules for Eating Out I’ve avoided this topic ever since I started this blog,...Change is good, just not all at once. So my new GM is making a few changes at...Exact Change Bastards The past few days at work, I’ve had a lot... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Poll Results and a much requested Ghetto Names!
2009-03-07 07:00:00
Being that nobody I sent messages to ever e-mailed me back concerning my questions about the legality of gratuity, I’m going to put the “Laws on Tipping” series on hold, and therefore have decided to end the poll.  Here are the results of the Have or Would you scam a guest with grat poll. I’ve thought ... Related posts:Poll Results , Ghetto Names of the Week (6/9) Due to the fact that I got home from work...Poll Results, Ghetto Names of the Week (5/18, the late edition) Yes, I’m still alive. Moving to a new server and...Poll Results, Ghetto Names of the Week (4/11) Boy, you people actually voted on an issue poll, I... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Some Managers make the Stupidest Decisions: Episode Two
2009-03-06 11:59:00
Well after adding a couple of updates in the advertising of my site at other places, I’m back with the second installment of the Moron Managers series. 4.  Overstaffing the floor. Managers seem to think that every night is going to be a busy one in their restaurant so I’ve seen this one time and time ... Related posts:Some managers make the stupidest decisions: Episode One I’m not naming names in this post, or even fake...Notorious: Episode One Last night was the release of the movie Notorious, about...Managers that haven’t got souls We all have them, we all hate working with them... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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RagingServer.com is now on Twitter and Facebook (Fan Page)
2009-03-06 10:35:00
Just a quick post to let everyone know that I’ve expanded a bit.  RagingServer.com now has a Twitter page, making it a bit easier for people to know if and when I’ve updated the posts (I’ve yet to see if it will post to Twitter when I update anything else). There is also now a fan ... Related posts:This weeks Tweets 2009-03-12 Finishing up “Some Managers make the Stupidest Decisions: Episode...You Searched for WHAT? Here are some of the crazy and absolute sick ways...Coming Soon to RagingServer.com Here lately, I feel I’ve gotten a bit stagnant with... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Some managers make the stupidest decisions: Episode One
2009-03-04 20:00:00
I’m not naming names in this post, or even fake names.  Some of this applies to “The Restaurant that Shant be Named”, some of this applies to other restaurants that I’ve worked, and some applies to things that people have sent me recently.   These are in no real order but they will include — in ... Related posts:Some Managers make the Stupidest Decisions : Episode Two Well after adding a couple of updates in the advertising...New manager has caught the Dumbass Let me be the first to let you all know...Managers that haven’t got souls We all have them, we all hate working with them... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Return of the Redneck
2009-02-23 18:17:00
Continuing with my theme of catching up from “Longest Week Ever”, it’s time to tell you about this past weekend.  Friday night (2/20), when I went to work at 4, I noticed a great abundance of pickup trucks, gun racks, and rebel flags in the parking lot.  I had no idea what was going on, ... Related posts:Is he or isn’t she? This was the question from the beginning of the shift. ...Slow nights… It’s been slow at work. It’s been slow at work...Some people just don’t get it I don’t know what makes people so stupid.  To me,... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Longest Week Ever?
2009-02-23 04:55:00
From now on, I?m no longer going to ?promise? that I?ll have new posts up soon because I hate breaking that promise , especially when it comes to weeks like these past couple have been, especially this last one.  We?ve gone through a couple of management changes at my job, as in the KM is ... Related posts:Notorious: Episode Two…”Plus One” Welcome back to RagingServer.com for the 2nd installment of my...Something new that I hate… I don?t remember honestly if I?ve posted about any of...9/21/08 “Football Season has arrived, truly” It?s arrived for everyone not working in the bowling alley... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Rookies
2009-02-14 13:01:00
If any of you have worked in the restaurant industry then you know exactly what I’m implying with that one word.  Rookies , for the most part, are always the people who tend to go “above and beyond” during their first few weeks;  they’re the ones who greet your tables when you’re not right there to ... Related posts:What do you do when your trainee thinks they know it all? I’m running into this problem more and more as we...Training debacle and great guests So this post is another one of those double topics,...Some servers make life Hell for their co-workers We have a new server at my job.  She’s older... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Tipping Laws
2009-02-13 01:11:00
Over the next few days, I’m going to be studying up on the laws of tipping, state by state, for any who wish to know.  I got the idea after I was told by a manager at my job that we are not allowed to force a guest or group of guests to pay a ... Related posts:The Tipping Controversy Today, while looking at my Technorati Incoming Links, I noticed...Rules for Eating Out, Part 2: The Rules for Tipping After my last post on the Rules for Eating Out,...Sharece Thomas, the YouTube non-tipping trash, strikes again Only this time, it’s nothing about tipping so much as... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Poll Results, and Ghetto Names of Many Shifts
2009-02-12 11:10:00
Well, the traffic’s not quite as high as it once was so this poll was a little light on votes…hopefully that’ll change as I once again begin an advertising spree across the net with comments and other things.   Here are the results of the “What happened to Ribeye” themed poll: Did you think RagingServer was gone ... Related posts:Poll Results , Ghetto Names of the Week (6/9) Due to the fact that I got home from work...Poll Results, Ghetto Names of the Week (3/28) Welcome back, True Believers. Part two of the “What do...Poll Results, Ghetto Names of the Week (6/25) It’s a little late in the game, but I realized... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Unwarranted Gratuities aka. Thieves of the Industry
2009-02-12 10:02:00
RagingPartner sent me a story from the Consumerist a couple of days ago about restaurants sneaking automatic gratuities onto the bills when they’re not supposed to be added.  This particular practice has always made me a little ashamed of my fellow servers, mainly because I have too much integrity to do it myself despite my ... Related posts:Stupid people come in droves When it rains, it pours.  There are other ways to...Sorority Girls…aka…sorostitutes..are evil Let me preface this by saying: I fucking hate serving...Kurds don’t tip… I have had another exhausting day today…another double shift.  I... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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The Epedimic of Stupid?among other things
2009-02-11 21:10:00
Sorry for the lack of posts but I’ve just not felt all that great the past few days. One of my not so bright co-workers decided it would be a good idea to come to work while they were less than healthy, all manner of coughing and snotting on things, and now everyone there ... Related posts:New posts coming soon Sorry bout the lack of posts everyone, had some personal...I’ve been Tagged… Manuel has tagged me with a MEME.  This is the...Horror Stories It’s finally here! After months of promising, RagingPartner and I... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Comic Tests
2009-02-03 16:09:00
As I try out the different programs, you might see different starts here but eventually I’ll settle on something. Copyright © 2007 - RagingServer.com If you're reading this notice anywhere other than your personal feedreader/client or www.RagingServer.com then this site has most likely stolen my content, along with my tipmoney!, and you should put ... Related posts:Hosting The RoundTable Blog Carnvial Here’s a quick and easy reference for anyone hosting...RoundTable RoundTable: Service Industry Blog Carnival Welcome to the home of...How-To for Blogger/Blogspot How-To for Hosting the RoundTable Blog Carnival on Blogger/Blogspot: After... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Raging Comic, Episode One
2009-02-03 15:47:00
Copyright © 2007 - RagingServer.com If you're reading this notice anywhere other than your personal feedreader/client or www.RagingServer.com then this site has most likely stolen my content, along with my tipmoney!, and you should put them on your naughty list, and email me so i can send them a nice little cease & desist under ... Related posts:Hosting The RoundTable Blog Carnvial Here’s a quick and easy reference for anyone hosting...Raging Kitties The first pic is of my kitty, Skitzo, in...How-To for Blogger/Blogspot How-To for Hosting the RoundTable Blog Carnival on Blogger/Blogspot: After... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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The Super Bowl, the Karma Keys, and People who can only pronounce the lette
2009-02-03 10:19:00
I have to wonder if perhaps my day might have been better Sunday had I slept more before my double shift, but it’s too late to do anything about that now so let me just say, I am NOT working a Super Bowl Sunday ever again.  Fuck it, I’m not working a Super Bowl Weekend ... Related posts:Homecoming makes people really stupid Let me just say this.  To those of you from...That booth is made for FOUR people not FOURTEEN! As you all know, I work in an area that...People are so nice in the beginning of a busy shift…. But toward the end, they turn into evil crotch rotted... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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A return of Poll Results and Ghetto Names of the week, even if it IS tempor
2008-10-18 15:37:00
Well it’s been a while since we had one of these posts, but the time has come. The last poll I started was on those stupid little surveys that print out on receipts; you know the ones, those things on your check at restaurants, and at Crack in the Box and Walgreens and Wal-Marks. Here’s ...
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