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In fact, if something goes wrong and you act like a civilized person about it, your server will work harder to fix it. If you act like a maniac, they’ll do the bare minimum. and probably worse.

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For $7.25/hour, I had the honor of cleaning the bathroom, and unclogging toilets eight times per shift.

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Why the tipping culture has ruined the restaurant industry in America.

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Take pride in doing your job, and doing it well.

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If you like getting paid to know things about pasta and wine, then this is the job for you!

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I said, “So, is there anything else that I can offer you tonight?” and one of them just looked up at me and said, “Will you get lost? Can you please just get lost?”

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After 6 years of working in advertising sales, I moved to San Francisco and started working as a food runner at a restaurant.

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I’ve dealt with the needy, the impatient, the thankless and the downright hostile. But I’ve also waited on the flexible, the considerate, and the gracious.