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12-05-2011, 05:00 PM
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Truth - a friend of mine who is a major big wig at a computer company says that she has learned that the best employees were former waiters/waitresses, and that when she looks at resumes, she looks for that. She says that working in the service industry teaches just about everything you need to know to be successful in most jobs - patience, teamwork, civility, etc. etc.
My story is that when I tried my hand as a cocktail waitress (great tips!), I was a disaster! I made so many mistakes - like mixing up tabs, or putting the wrong garnishes in drinks. Luckily, the customers were kind and the management kept telling me I'd get it. Final straw though was when I dropped a tray full of frozen margaritas in a man in a wheelchair's lap. (it was happy hour! crazy full bar and those glasses were just so tippy!!) Anyway, he was really nice about it, but management finally gave me the boot.
I've been a great tipper every since - I know how hard that job is!!
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12-05-2011, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX
Before and in between semesters of college, I worked in the cafe of the local Barnes and Noble.
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How did I not know this? Your cool points just increased.
My one and only restaurant experience didn't last very long. I was a hostess at a steakhouse (I chose hostess over waitress because I'm dead clumsy and not much happens when you spill the menus). I was very good at talking with people, putting them on the list, and making sure the servers' areas were balanced. However, I have very little sense of direction at times so I was a big fail at leading people to the correct tables. I could not remember which table corresponded to which number. I could, however, read a map. So that little seat chart you're supposed to memorize when you start? I would just bring it with me while I walked and read it like a map. Not super professional but it always worked out better than when I stopped and looked around like I was lost in the forest. 
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12-05-2011, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I learned that last month. My friend wanted to use her gift card. I initially found it strange for Barnes and Noble to only be a vendor but I don't like Starbucks anyway and, for those who like Starbucks, there is a real Starbucks across the street.
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This is probably so they avoid some royalties or something. The closest Starbucks from that store is at least a 20 minute drive away (more in the summer) and that's apparently WAAAYYYY too much of a drive.
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12-05-2011, 10:53 PM
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^^^Re: the Sbux vendor and actual Sbux difference: I learned this when when I tried to use my gift card at the Starbucks counter in my school's library (yes, the lib has SBux.)
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12-06-2011, 02:24 AM
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When I worked at Einstein's Bagels (AKA Noah's in some parts of the country) we had rats running around the place the size of small dogs. I was traumatized and had nightmares for months after I quit.
(Sidenote: I will never be able to eat a bagel again. Shudder.)
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12-08-2011, 07:42 AM
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12-08-2011, 12:51 PM
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Work at a Pizza Hut right now. Have many many stories....
1) The most common of them all: When people insist that we deliver to where they live even though they are out of our delivery area.
2) Another one: People who order like 5 or more pizzas online and expect them to be ready by the time they are told.
3) Last week, we had a woman call for a delivery. She asked if we had our 10-dollar-any-pizza deal going on. We don't for delivery, only for carryout. She complained that she had a double ear infection and couldn't come pick it up so she could get the deal anyway. She only lived two blocks down. We could hear her perfectly fine boyfriend/husband/other guy in the background. Apparently when the driver got there, she ran down the apartment steps to get the food.
4) Not a bad story, but a funny one. I was answering a call, to see if we delivered to a womans house. I was looking on our map, still on the phone. All the while in the background, I can hear her moaning and saying how much she needed some oil rubbed on her.
Got plenty more, but don't want a tl;dr post.
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