Was I justified?

[elysia]

Fixed that for you, since the waiter is not likely to be the one cleaning off the table.

You may not have worked in a reseraunt before. I have. Four of them, actually, and about 80% of the time I, as a waitress, was responsible for bussing my own table. It may depend on what sort of resteraunt it was. A cafe, a Denny's, an Applebees, servers are on their own most of the time. More upscale resteraunts tend to have buspeople on staff for bussing only.

[reimero]

You may not have worked in a reseraunt before. I have. Four of them, actually, and about 80% of the time I, as a waitress, was responsible for bussing my own table. It may depend on what sort of resteraunt it was. A cafe, a Denny's, an Applebees, servers are on their own most of the time. More upscale resteraunts tend to have buspeople on staff for bussing only.

And even with upscale restaurants, wait staff are expected to help with the bussing. But at every waiting job I've had, I was expected to bus, even if there were bussers there.

[kibbles]

Its cool you realize you were in the wrong, but I think if you're going to ask forgiveness from anyone it should be the waiter. As sucky as he may have been, most people can appriciate it when you level with them..

You quoted my post, I had already seen the quote by the OP. Asking forgiveness IMO, is not the same as expecting everyone to say he was justified. I don't think that's what he was doing but I may be putting words into the OPs mouth.

As for an apology, I don't think the waiter deserves one...the manager most definitely do IMO. JMO of course.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

You may not have worked in a reseraunt before. I have. Four of them, actually, and about 80% of the time I, as a waitress, was responsible for bussing my own table. It may depend on what sort of resteraunt it was. A cafe, a Denny's, an Applebees, servers are on their own most of the time. More upscale resteraunts tend to have buspeople on staff for bussing only.

Oh, okay, sorry. I guess I never really noticed that the waiter and the busperson were one in the same.

[elysia]

Oh, okay, sorry. I guess I never really noticed that the waiter and the busperson were one in the same.

Eh, I didnt mean to sound bitchy. I'm just jaded from too many years of customer service. I tend to be bias and grow horns if someone makes even an innocent assumption about resteraunt workers, lawl.

[Broomjockey]

Okay, this seems to be resolved now, so before there's anymore sniping, I'll just close it here.