Today at work we had a 50 people reservation.
We set up the back half of the restaurant which took us almost an hour to get ready.
These people bought several cakes and brought them yesterday so we knew that they would be coming.
We had all of the water, and all of the glasses, and all of the bread ready to bring out.
Everything was completely ready for our table of 50 people.
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The first person showed up and it was a woman with two babies.
This is a bad sign because there were not supposed to be any kids for this retirement party.
It might sound like a bad thing to say but women with babies aren't typically looking to tip very well because they are short on cash themselves.
The next guest showed up and they also had several babies all over them.
This retirement party which had brought several expensive looking cakes in ultimately ended up with seven adults and seven babies.
We had set aside half the restaurant for a party of 50 people which we were thinking would bring in at least $1,000.
Maybe even more like $2,000.
The bill was about $150.
I don't think they were thinking about the restaurant and the servers and how we each have to make money in our own way.
It was really unfair because no one really made any money today even though we spent a great deal of effort setting this party up.
It's important to have the right head count when you make reservations.
