Question for restaurant Servers; please answer?

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My husband & I dine out often. We are in the habit of cleaning up our own table & stacking the dirty dishes when we are done. We do this because we don't like leaving a mess for the servers to clean up.

I read somewhere that this behavior is poor etiquette & that the Servers don't like when people do this. Is that true or just false? If it is true, can someone tell me what that is? I can't image it to be a bad thing.
 
It isnt a bad thing at all, it surely helps us along the way. It sucks when 2 adults come in and make a mess at the table, we are the ones left to clean it up if there are no bussers. Granted, it's part of our job, however it takes up time cleaning a messy table. Thanks for being so considerate!
 
It really depends on the person that's cleaning. Maybe in 5 star restaurants it's considered poor etiquette. Some of us feel that it's easier to stack them ourselves because of habits we've built. But, it all comes down to the person who ends up cleaning it. I think it's very kind of you and most people will take it as a kind and thoughtful gesture.
 
I'm a server and I dont mind if people do that I actually love it anything to help me out is super
 
it is poor etiquette because it forces them to have to clean it when you want because a stacked up dishes table looks worse than a messy table, it's not that hard for them to tidy it up. I only do that if I want them to clean it up, like I'm enjoying a glass of wine and I don't want to look at my dirty plate sitting there.
 
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