Customers sometimes let me know that they don't have a lot of time. That's fine, it lets me know that I should bring boxes or drop the check while they're still eating and they think I'm being helpful rather than rude.
It's okay to let me know that you are in a hurry. It's not okay to expect me to put the rest of the restaurant on hold for you.
These people come in every week, several times a week, for lunch. They tip $3-4 dollars no matter how large their bill is or how hard you work for them. They think they are hot shit just because they come in a lot. Today they took their time ordering* and then said, "but we have to be back next door at one, so we only have a half an hour... tell the kitchen to put a rush on it." What? I have five tables ahead of you and the other server does too, those people will not wait longer for their food because you are in a rush and didn't come prepared. If you need food that fast, go to McDonald's.
*We email a copy of our specials to [a list that i know they are on] every week, they certainly could have decided on lunch before they even came in.
