D R E A M S

I went back to work for one of my old restaurants (never mind that it doesn't exist anymore and that it was twice the size). It was called Ooh La La. It was my first day back. I get there and am pretty confident I can do well, eventhough I haven't done any fine dining waiting in years. I see one of the guys who I used to work with for minute, then another waiter. People are being seated by the hostesses. I go in the back to the kitchen to find my high school English teacher Ms. Destefano. I go back out to the dining room and I don't see either of the other two waiters. I realize that they've quit. The dining room is now almost completely full. I look around for an empty check book so I can go and take orders. I have trouble finding a blank one - they're all full. I find one with some room left and go to a random table. Everyone in the restaurant looks impatient and bored. Some look as though they've been sitting for a really long time. I go to take a drink order at the first table. Not only does she order a chardonnay by the full name that I try writing all of, but she wants to order her meal as well. I haven't trained with the menu, so I don't know what any of the food is like. I start to repeat back what I think she's ordered, but she corrects me disdainfully. I apologize and tell her it's my first day and that the other waiters quit.
I go to bring this order into the kitchen and Ms. Destefano is short with me because I haven't taken the order correctly. I remind her what I told the customer. She doesn't seem impressed.
I go back out into the dining room and continue trying to help people for a while before I wake up.
Ahh, work anxiety. Gotta love it.

Brian posted at 9:08 AM.