Sometimes the appearance of uppity and egoistical behavior is a defense mechanism for those suffering from low self-esteem or major conflicts with their lifestyle: “yeah, I’m supposed to be a supermodel/actress but I’m a friggen server.” I’ve worked filler jobs and tried to play it ultra cool and detach myself from the crap pitched at me and ghetto shit I had to do. And, yeah, it can look like you’re full of yourself. Inside you’re screaming let me outta this frickin’ place!
I spent years playing restaurant and bar music while a starving college student. Major lounge lizard. Most restaurant workers were trying to make through school or jump start a fledgling career and couldn’t wait to get out of there. Whatever defense mechanisms, dissatisfaction or stress they had seemed to lead to partying their asses off after work.
Nice. I think most of us came up the hard way, but I wouldn’t change it for anything. What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. It sux to see an “affluent” person looking down upon or being rude to a restaurant worker. More than likely they were born w/ a silver spoon in their mouth and never knew what it was like to work in such an environment. Or forgot what it was like once they could afford the spoon.
