What’s In A Name?

This post has very little do with serving.  

How strongly do you feel about your name?

 I mean, it defines you. It characterizes you. Your name is who you are.

 Some names are precieved strong, some weak, some smart, some stupid.

Some names have elaborate meanings and some are simple and to the point.

Names can go back thousands of years in history, or made up in the drop of a hat.

Some names are passed down through families, some names are changed because they hate their families.

Personally, I don’t feel the STRONGEST connection to my name. I was named after Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira. My mom was in the hospital after I was born and the show came on. Voila! Insant baby name!

My Step-Sister shares my name. Weird coincidence, right? She is Kassandra, I am Cassandra.

When she was 4 and I was 6, right before our parents married, she proclaimed… “I AM KASSANDRA. NOT YOU!!!”

My Superior Intellectual Ability at age 6 simply shrugged and said ‘OK’.

My mom has called me Cassy as far back as I can possibly remember.

No big loss for me!

There is a problem with Cassy though. It gets misheard in 99% of verbal interactions

“Hi Guys! Welcome to _____! My name is Cassy and I will be taking care of you this afternoon!”

“Cathy?”

“Cassy.”

“CASEY?”

“C-A-S-S-Y!”

“oh. ok.”

And I’m already off to a bad start.

I’ve tried using Cassandra. After 22 years programming of not listening when that name is called, it’s mighty hard to start back up again.

Even that has problems.

“ca-SAN-druh”

is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

“Ca-SAUN-dra”

is the correct way, people!

get with my program here!

Wow…

Thank you guys, for the support! I didn’t even know that 6 people read me! I’m very happy. lol.

 Anyways, Yes, they can do that.

 Company policy is not to discuss tips.

And I did. The only real reason is that they are afraid of a lawsuit if the lady I posted about were to come across what I said.

(A Post in the Shitty Tipper Database at BW.com, which has since been removed by me).

Fortunetly, if she were to sue, she would have no grounds. The only angle she could take is ‘Slander’, but what I said was TRUE. Slander is not.

 Honestly, I’m sad and happy. I did A LOT of good things for my restaurant, and if it takes something as STUPID as this to get fired, then they do not deserve me.

 I am HAPPY.

I get a month to hang out and relax.

My friend’s restaurant is opening at the end of the month. To finally be back in a privately owned restaurant will be so refreshing. I cannot wait to tell guests what I really think.

 In the mean time, I will try to dig up some old stories to post, or live vicarously through my boyfriend who still works at the evil TGIF.

 I just can’t wait til Feb. 4th, So I can head back in and get drunk in my friends stations.

So i got fired.

For discussing tips.

On A Website.

Yup.

So no new posts til I find a new job probably.

Sorry. =\

2008

Here’s to 2008.

May your tables be courteous, dress properly & smell nice.

May children be pleasantly behaved and say ‘Please’ & ‘Thank You’.

May your cooks properly read & prepare the food tickets in a timely manner.

May your bartenders stop flirting with the Beer Delivery Guy and make your Frozen ‘Easy On The Ice Please!’ Midori Sour.

May your managers schedule fairly and show appreciation for your hard work.

May your array of regulars grow and continue to be fun to serve.

May your coworker’s get off the pipe and actually do all of their closing duties.

These are my hopes for you all in 2008.

Let’s make it a good one!