Hi, I work as a waiter in a restaurant. Have you ever worked as a waiter?
No but I do appreciate their role in a restaurant which is to always be attentive and accommodating to the customers.
I see, what sort of tasks do waiters do?
They attend to customers in a  restaurant or a bar and supplying them with food and drink as requested.
Do you know how many waiters there are in the U.S.?
Yes, The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, as of May 2008, there were over 2.2 million persons  which are employed as servers in the U.S.
That is a lot of people. Do waiters mostly work off tips?
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Terminology.
An individual waiting tables is commonly called a "server", "front server", "waitress", "waiter", "member of the wait staff", "waitstaff" or "serving staff" "server", "waitperson", or less commonly the 1980s American neologism "waitron". Archaic terms such as "serving girl", "serving wench", or "serving lad" are generally used only within their historical context.
Duties.
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Waiting staff
Waiting staff are those who work at a restaurant or a bar, and sometimes in private homes, attending customers—supplying them with food and drink as requested. A server or waiting staff takes on a very important role in a restaurant which is to always be attentive and accommodating to the customers. Each waiter follows rules and guidelines that are developed by the manager. Wait staff can abide by these rules by completing many different tasks throughout their shifts, such as food-running, polishing dishes and silverware,