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American English Vocabulary from this story

server- waiter, waitress

California Pizza Kitchen- a popular restaraunt across America

to tip- in this context "to tip" is to leave money for the server after the meal is finished

to get 3 on 60- means to receive $3 tip on a $60 bill (average for $60 bill would be $9)

to get stiffed- to not receive any tip from a customer

to run out of something- in this context "run out" means to not have any of something left

draft beers- beer that is poured from a faucet (not bottled or canned)

salad dressing- sauce for salad

to get triple sat- when a server gets three new tables of guests at once

twice in a row- two times consecutively

make it around to everyone- to address or greet everyone in a group or groups of people

super- in this context "super" means "very" or "extremely"

flustered- to be in a state of exitement or confusion

to do something right and left- to do something many times or continuosly

huge- very large

root beer- a popular (non-alcoholic) drink in America

stroller- a type of cart that is used to carry babies

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I just had the worst day at work. I am a server at California Pizza Kitchen. Today was way busy, but people tipped so bad. Don’t they realize they are supposed to tip 15%. Today I got 3 on 60 and I even got stiffed once. Some times people are so inconsiderate.

Part of the reason work was so hard was that we kept running out of everything. We first ran out of all the draft beers, then we ran out of salad dressing. I think people can sense when we are out of something in the kitchen, which makes them want it more. I have to admit though I was not the best waiter. I got triple sat twice in a row. I had so many people in my section that it sometimes took me a long time to make it around to everyone.

I kept getting super flustered and I would forget things right and left. I would bring out one water, and realize I had forgetten some one else's Diet Pepsi. I even spilled a huge glass of rootbeer all over this ladie’s stroller. Luckily the baby was not still inside.