I stack my plates, fold my napkin, and push my chair in every time I leave a restaurant table - and I have never been able to stop doing it, not because anyone is watching, but because my mother was a waitress for eleven years and I have never once in my adult life been able to look at a messy table and not see it through her feet - Silicon Canals
Service industry workers perform invisible labor that shapes character and leadership, deserving recognition and respect for their dignity and skill.