National Waiters and Waitresses day is on May 21. The day is set aside to celebrate and recognize the value and importance of a good waiter or waitress. Waitstaff are the difference between a good experience and a bad one at a restaurant or bar. They are the face of the restaurant and so should be appreciated. Their total pay consists of a minimum wage and tips they receive from customers, which vary. Their minimum wage is generally lower than the general minimum wage, and tips are meant to be the compensation. People are encouraged to give better tips to waitstaff.
National Waiters and Waitresses Day is also known as National Waitstaff Day and celebrates all waiters and waitresses. Waitstaff make our life easier and have been doing that for far longer than history records. They have no doubt existed in every form of bar or restaurant. They are an important part of the experience of having a meal out, and in homes that can afford them, they are equally important to things as simple as the family dinner. If you’ve been to a restaurant before, you know there’s just something about having a skilled Waiter that can give you an amazing experience.
They go out of their way, despite whatever challenges they might be having in their personal or work life to make sure you have a wonderful experience, thus turning you into a regular. The experience they create makes people return to the establishment and helps the place grow in the process. Waiters and waitresses make or break a restaurant and so they should be treated with the utmost respect.
National Waiters and Waitresses Day was created by Fred Sirieix. He thought it was high time to celebrate all waitstaff, from those in fine restaurants to the ones in the least exotic ones. Sirieix’s goal was to stop people working as waiters from being perceived as unskilled and instead as hardworking people doing jobs that require many skills and can lead to rewarding careers. It was proposed by Sirieix in 2012 and was first celebrated in 2013.
