I'm sorry to hear that you were fired, especially in these tough economic times. It sounds like your former restaurant isn't being run efficiently. Whoever schedules should have put more servers on that shift or they should hire one or two more. Poor customer service (not that it was your fault) will not bring customers back, and they'll tell their friends about it.

But was there a valid reason for firing you? There doesn't have to be. As a waitress, you're an "at-will" employee, which means your employment can be terminated at any time, for any reason, without explanation. Similarly, at-will employees can quit at any time for any reason. Now, if your employer violated the law, say there was sexual discrimination, then it was not fair and you could even sue. But, it sounds like that's not the case and it was perfectly fine for you to be fired (legally). Ethically, that's a different story. Sounds like a shitty place to work and I'm sure you'll find a better job. Good luck!

No,Its Not Your Fault People Were Not Getting Their Food On Time.You Were The Waitress Not The Cook.Some Food Is Done Before Other Kinds Of Food.So Sometimes Someones Food Will Sit Longer Than Others Because When It Got Done God Only Knows What You Are In The Middle Of When The Order Came Up.You Could Of Been Taking A Order And As A Waitress Myself We Know How Long Some Can Take Ordering Food. We Can't Just Walk Off In The Middle Of The Order Because We Work For Tips And If The Customers Are Not Happy They Just Mite Be A Bill We Can't Pay Because We Are A Busy Restaratant And Management Want Heir Another Waitress Because They Think All Waitress Are Super Women And 2 Can Run A Very Busy Establishment And Make All The Customers Happy All At The Sametime.You Seat Them,Get Their Drinks.Take Their Orders And In Between Also Do A Refill And Carry Out Another Tables Food And Back To Them You Go With A Smile To Bring Them Their Food And Another Refill On Drinks And Back Around To Check On Everyone Else To Do The Same For Them.Waitress Work Very Hard And Make Very Little Money.Live On Tips From One Day To The Next And Try To Keep Everyone Happy And Do It With A Smile And Some Days Its Hard To Keep That Smile On Your Face But You Got To Do It..Sorry I Got Started On All That But You Being Fired For Seems Like The Hardest Working Waitress There Just Makes Me Angry. I Know What You Are Going Thru And Its Not Fair At All.You Were Fired For No Good Reason.Remember 1 Thing What Goes Around Comes Around.If You Feel Like You Did Your Best Things Will Come Back On The People That Have Done Us Wrong.But Always Find Forgiveness In Your Heart For People Like That Or You Will Turn Bitter In Your Heart As You Get Older And You Don't Need Nothing Weighing You Down In Life.Life Is To Short To Waste It..Stay Young At Heart And Always Keep Your Mind Free !!!! Hope You Find A Job If You Have Not Already..............Peggy