Working as a waiter

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I am going to lay out my experience working as a waiter at a senior retirement center. I work in the dining department. So I have been there for between 9-10 months and I had quite the experiences. I felt like my social skills were tested as well as the way I process information and tasks. I also have co-workers who came and go. Some I do really like and some I do really hate and some I am just indifferent. For the first half of my months, there was different sets of managing but then it changed during the summer and two people got promoted to managers so the other two quit. I do have a good experience and much better than my last job. All of my co workers are neurotypicals except for the couple of my friends who work as dishwashers. I may be the only wait staff on the spectrum. I had one co worker who was there for a long time and she did train me. She knew her job but she did badly getting along with people especially me. She tried way too hard to be right about everything and would actually talk down on the other waitstaff no matter who they were. I am glad she quit about a couple months ago because for the most part I felt intimidated and I actually told on her twice for her attitude. I will not dwell too much on that. The managers at my job are way better than my last job but that is another story. When I interact with the residents, many of them feel happy to see my smile and just to see me. They can tell I have a positive eccentric personality but they will never know I am autistic, gay, or stuff I did in my personal life Some residents are okay, some are great and are grateful for my service which makes me feel better, and some are straight up negative. I am trying to give a good portion of detail about my job so bear with me. I am happy I do have friends at work to support me when I need a ride or just to say hello and talk. I do not feel lonely for the most part because lately I have some likeable waitstaff. Yesterday I was blamed for absolutely nothing my a couple co workers but I did not care. I went on with my life. Besides that, just doing the work such as taking orders, taking meals out, clearing tables, and multi tasking was a lot but I am able and happy to do it. I enjoy challenge so I feel more confident. I feel I learn about society more as I work there more often. I should eventually close up but if you do have any feedback, input or questions, go ahead. I have an open mind

you are doing well to be able to function in that capacity. just thinking about dealing with all those customers and remember which order belongs to which table and when, is more than I can handle.

Congratulations man! I seems you have got a good situation and work attitude going.

Sounds about right. I took my friend to apply for a job at Cracker Barrel here, and I ended up getting a job as well. I was supposed to be their to-go server, but somehow that got lost in the transition of them opening, so I am just a regular server on the floor. I didn't think I could do it, and even told the general manager that I couldn't be a server. Which is what I am now. It is a lot of work, and socializing, but mostly its ok. The store I work at has only been open for 3 weeks, and we've been breaking records, we're so busy. I actually had a small meltdown on a Saturday, but the manager who was on duty was understanding, got me something to eat, and instead of me having to clean my tables, roll 100 silverware, and do side-work (end of the day) he told me to forget the silverware. After I took a short break from people and had food, I was much better. So, being an Aspie as a server is a challenge, but not impossible. It helps that I learned how to deal with people when I worked in fast-food. There, at least they *understand* if you're a *rude* cashier. As a server, you can get in some trouble. But the manager's have been willing to work with me, which is nice.