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What your dining habits say about you: Servers reveal how diners are ‘judged’

Judgment comes complimentary where these sassy servers work.

TikTok user @kelly.ella86, a waitress at American Steakhouse, posted a video with her co-worker in which the pair confessed that they routinely pass judgment on their customers from the moment they arrive at the restaurant.

The viral clip, which has 1.6 million views, is captioned “romanticizing our job,” and lays bare their honest — and brutal — opinions.

Following the viral “We’re girls” social media prompt, each of their missives begins with, “We’re waitresses.”

“We’re waitresses, we’re gonna get upset when you order a Coke and a water and only drink the Coke,” the video starts off.

“We’re going to laugh at your jokes because you pay our bills,” the second waitress added, implying the jokes aren’t actually funny and that they’re kissing-up for a bigger tip.

The two waitresses continued the video sharing their behind-the-door realities, such as: “We’re going to tell you your food’s almost ready when we’ve most likely just rang it in;” or “We don’t have the authority to turn down the thermostat just because you’re cold;” and “We’re gonna get yelled at when you ask for special prep;” as well as “We’re going to talk about you in the kitchen when you order a hot tea.”

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The viral clip — which has 1.6 million views and 215,500 likes — is captioned “romanticizing our job.”

Touching on controversial public displays of affection, they settled the debate over whether couples should sit on the same or opposite sides of the table.

“We’re waitresses, we’re going to judge you when you and your boyfriend sit on the same side of the booth,” they admitted.

While comments have since been turned off on the post — ostensibly to avoid a heated discourse — most viewers agreed with the women.

“No seriously, just stop. You’re embarrassing yourself. You may be trying to declare to the world that you’re madly in love, but you’re just making yourself look bad,” one said of booth canoodling.

“I almost feel like you’re playing a game with the general public called ‘Let’s see how awkward we can make everyone else feel.’ And you’re winning,” another added to the discussion.

The waitresses had plenty more to say, adding that they’re “going to have an attitude” when diners arrive just before closing. The hungry restaurant staffers also copped to “flirt[ing] with the cooks for food.”

And bad news for birthday celebrations: They “really don’t want to have to bust out the choir to sing you ‘Happy Birthday’.”