I'm Alright, Thanks...

There is this one customer that comes in every now and again. I’m the only waitress he likes to serve him and every time he comes in he says that he hopes next time he comes in I won’t be there. Not because he can’t stand to be near me, but because he thinks I’m capable of doing something better than working as a waitress in a strip club and so clearly, that’s what I should be doing. Why do people say that?…’what are you doing here anyway, you seem so intelligent and normal’… and they look at you in confusion and pity. They don’t realize that they are basically implying that you are stupid by even asking that question. Do they really think that I think that this is the be all and end all of my life? If they don’t then obviously they must realize I’m there for a reason that suits me right now. And if they do think this is my be all and end all, why are they dissing it? Or they ask…’so, what else do you do then?’ as though you must be doing something else as well…you have to be. What if I’m not? Why can’t people just work in a strip club? Ok, so there is probably an age limit, and it’s not the most practical job if you have kids, but some people do it. The bartender upstairs is about 58 and still has her cleavage proudly on show, collecting stupid amounts of tips on a nightly basis. To be fair, she is an idiot, but still! People shouldn’t be so arrogant to think that we are all just stuck there against our will and dying for someone to tell us we are good enough so we can finally get out of there. Some of us actually want to be there. For some of us the large amounts of money for easy work, short hours, as much holiday as we want and having all our days free, is quite agreeable. In my experience, much more preferable to a meaningless office job that the majority of the population occupy themselves with because society says its ok. No thanks, I’m quite happy where I am for now. So there.