Yuck...I'm being waited on by a sick server!

I think I just quit for this exact reason.

I just told my fine dining serving job in the bay area that if they are seriously going to pressure me to come into work sick and if I don't, actually act like its the end of the world and that they're going to fire me - all because I'm not willing to serve people while I have a horrid headcold - that I quit.

So I feel you on this post. I found this post because I'm currently livid about it and wanted to find public opinion.

I certainly don't want a sick person serving me and while I understand the nightly dining symphony must go on, it should go on with a healthy stand in! I love my job - great tips, beautiful ambiance, but this is a line I refuse to cross.

To me it is one thing to be waited on at a five and dime mom and pop breakfast joint by a sick server, it's QUITE another when you are paying serious money for an award winning culinary journey from a top 25 rated restaurant and your server has to keep running to the back to blow her nose. Not cool and with other jobs to pay the bills on my plate, not something I will tolerate. For my own health, the health of others, and sound business practice, I choose to stand my ground for better or worse.

Here's my little insight from a fine dining server's perspective.
Happy dining!

CaliMo in Not About Food