Aug 17, 2011
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What People Don't Understand About My Job: The Server

theatlantic:

Christie writes:

I am a server at a chain restaurant. There are many things most people don’t understand about my job. I make 3 dollars and some change an hour. My paychecks end up being around $20 for two weeks, after taxes are taken out. I am one year away from graduating with my bachelors,…

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    this and totally sympathize. I have had...long-standing policy that if I go on a date
  13. alt42 said: Agree with everything, but I will say what happens in Waiting is true at places. I’ve seen a cleaver thrown across the kitchen into a wall, cigarette butts in a burger, and a guy that used to get out of work by getting cutting himself really badly.
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    the World’s Largest Applebee’s, and let me tell you that this girl Christie hits it dead-on.
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    This is a good opportunity to vent frustration and share your stories. For a few years (summers in college) I worked as...
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    This is why I always try to tip ~20% and get upset if I later realize I’d left even a little bit less than I’d intended...
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