if you would be well served, serve yourself

if you would be well served, serve yourself

A phrase warning against delegating tasks to others, especially those hired to work for you. Yet another dreadful meal from this new chef, ugh. I guess it's true what they say—if you would be well served, serve yourself.
See also: if, serve, well
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

If you would be well served, serve yourself.

Prov. You should do things for yourself, since you cannot trust other people to do them exactly the way you want. I would never hire a maid, because a maid wouldn't clean things the way I want them cleaned. Like they say: if you would be well served, serve yourself.
See also: if, serve, well
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
  • if you want a thing done well/right, do it yourself
  • if you want it done right, do it yourself
  • if you want it done well, do it yourself
  • if you want something done right, do it yourself
  • if you want something done well, do it yourself
  • if you want something done well/right, do it yourself
  • as if (one) owns the place
  • as if someone owns the place
  • as if you own the place