if a person has sex at work?
this is my question for today.
or is it just a different form of a break?
such as a smoke break, or a break for fresh air.
because they are getting paid, it's just not from the person he has sex with.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
On a serious note..
I wanted to just take the time to dedicate an entry to one of our usuals.
In the past, I think I've explained the definition of a "usual" or frequent customer.
Typically, it's a person whom you're previously unaquainted with but through he or she coming into the restaurant, you form some kind of friendship, if you will.
Well, I've come across my fair share, and they always stick with me.
At the restaurant I'm at now, there was a man who came in just about every day, so I saw him and spoke with him more than my own father. I knew his life story, and he listened to me complain always telling me I don't know what life was like back when he was my age. It always bothered me, because I felt like he didn't understand my life or how it is today for teenagers.
Well, about a week ago, he told me about how sometimes life gives you a bad hand, but you keep going. I jokingly told him I was ready to retire and just relax and he told me I have my whole life ahead of me. I wish I could say the same for him.
When I got to work today, I had found out that he had been in a car crash and didn't make it. His wife called the restaurant to give us the news.
Sometimes, we argued, other times, things were great. It's just further evidence at how usuals somehow turn into family.
So, Mike, this one's for you. I just wish you were around to yell at me for moving the fly traps or for not keeping my trap shut.
rest in peace.
In the past, I think I've explained the definition of a "usual" or frequent customer.
Typically, it's a person whom you're previously unaquainted with but through he or she coming into the restaurant, you form some kind of friendship, if you will.
Well, I've come across my fair share, and they always stick with me.
At the restaurant I'm at now, there was a man who came in just about every day, so I saw him and spoke with him more than my own father. I knew his life story, and he listened to me complain always telling me I don't know what life was like back when he was my age. It always bothered me, because I felt like he didn't understand my life or how it is today for teenagers.
Well, about a week ago, he told me about how sometimes life gives you a bad hand, but you keep going. I jokingly told him I was ready to retire and just relax and he told me I have my whole life ahead of me. I wish I could say the same for him.
When I got to work today, I had found out that he had been in a car crash and didn't make it. His wife called the restaurant to give us the news.
Sometimes, we argued, other times, things were great. It's just further evidence at how usuals somehow turn into family.
So, Mike, this one's for you. I just wish you were around to yell at me for moving the fly traps or for not keeping my trap shut.
rest in peace.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
where you at?
Where the hell are all of the customers?
It's so dead, I have become the cook & dishwasher of night shift.
Unfortunately it is one flat rate, not both combined.
Get your butts in the car, and go out to eat cheapskates!
It's so dead, I have become the cook & dishwasher of night shift.
Unfortunately it is one flat rate, not both combined.
Get your butts in the car, and go out to eat cheapskates!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
dirty dishes.
I kept saying how I wanted to talk about the movie WAITING, and I'm finally going to do so.
For those of you who haven't seen the movie, 1. there's already a sequel so what the hell are you waiting for? and 2. leave the computer immediately rent it and watch.
To start of, the tagline for the movie is: What happens in the kitchen ends up on the plate.
so you can kind of assume what goes down.
Anyways, the movie follows the happenings of employees in a retaurant (waitresses, manager, cooks, dishwashers, bussers).
Honestly, the movie was, very accurate as disturbing as it sounds.
I decided to give you the truths about the staff in some restaurants...
Do the employees actually smoke pot at work?
Yes. My first restaurant job the common place was the freezer, and at my second job, people have done it in the parking lot. I've also seen co-workers come in high and with hangovers. The majority is always the "back of the house" or the cooks and dishwashers.
Do the restaurant employees actually have the audacity to be sexually involved together at work?
Why, yes they do. Like the movie, people do tend to become involved with each other immensely. Whether it's the long hours leading up to workers lacking lives outside of being with their co-workers or it's just built up tension, I don't know, but this does happen.
Was my steak dropped on the floor?
It just might have been. I have seen people drop food and then serve it; most times they've cleaned it first or dropped it in the fryer to kill the "germs". I hope it is, but I'm sure the messing around with the food in the movie is not exaggerated. If a cook hates you, and really doesn't care, he might just stick your garlic bread down his pants. This I have never seen, but hey, it happens I'm sure.
Do young kids working in restaurants really party like this?
What young adults don't party? but yeah, I've been through some crazy shit working in the restaurant, and not to be whatever, but I think cooks are the coolest people to party with. :)
There's more I want to talk about but I don't want to make this too long, so I'll leave you hanging for a bit.
For those of you who haven't seen the movie, 1. there's already a sequel so what the hell are you waiting for? and 2. leave the computer immediately rent it and watch.
To start of, the tagline for the movie is: What happens in the kitchen ends up on the plate.
so you can kind of assume what goes down.
Anyways, the movie follows the happenings of employees in a retaurant (waitresses, manager, cooks, dishwashers, bussers).
Honestly, the movie was, very accurate as disturbing as it sounds.
I decided to give you the truths about the staff in some restaurants...
Do the employees actually smoke pot at work?
Yes. My first restaurant job the common place was the freezer, and at my second job, people have done it in the parking lot. I've also seen co-workers come in high and with hangovers. The majority is always the "back of the house" or the cooks and dishwashers.
Do the restaurant employees actually have the audacity to be sexually involved together at work?
Why, yes they do. Like the movie, people do tend to become involved with each other immensely. Whether it's the long hours leading up to workers lacking lives outside of being with their co-workers or it's just built up tension, I don't know, but this does happen.
Was my steak dropped on the floor?
It just might have been. I have seen people drop food and then serve it; most times they've cleaned it first or dropped it in the fryer to kill the "germs". I hope it is, but I'm sure the messing around with the food in the movie is not exaggerated. If a cook hates you, and really doesn't care, he might just stick your garlic bread down his pants. This I have never seen, but hey, it happens I'm sure.
Do young kids working in restaurants really party like this?
What young adults don't party? but yeah, I've been through some crazy shit working in the restaurant, and not to be whatever, but I think cooks are the coolest people to party with. :)
There's more I want to talk about but I don't want to make this too long, so I'll leave you hanging for a bit.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
"you are..
going to help me, right?"
This is what the owner said when the manager quit.
My thoughts: sure, perhaps if I was being paid more than 7.50 an hour.
Get a clue.
ps. did I mention you can eat tomatoes again? Well, the ones from Georgia and Florida anyways.
This is what the owner said when the manager quit.
My thoughts: sure, perhaps if I was being paid more than 7.50 an hour.
Get a clue.
ps. did I mention you can eat tomatoes again? Well, the ones from Georgia and Florida anyways.
quitter.
So recent events and my 5 signs your manager is quitting post inspire this one.
5 signs your manager is screwing you over:
1. She "gets hurt at work" but doesn't get worker's compensation or go to the doctor until four months later.
2. She takes free food for her and her husband (who no longer works there) and uses the take out number to put in orders (so she doesn't have to pay taxes).
3. She cuts her hours to the point that she takes a whole week off.
4. She stops doing her job (includes calling people off/into work, scheduling, coming into work to relieve the owner, et cetera) and refuses to hold a meeting.
5. She comes into work for the last of her things and tells the owner, she is done until further notice.
So after she left and the manager told me she said that, all I had to say was, duh.
It wasn't appreciated.
5 signs your manager is screwing you over:
1. She "gets hurt at work" but doesn't get worker's compensation or go to the doctor until four months later.
2. She takes free food for her and her husband (who no longer works there) and uses the take out number to put in orders (so she doesn't have to pay taxes).
3. She cuts her hours to the point that she takes a whole week off.
4. She stops doing her job (includes calling people off/into work, scheduling, coming into work to relieve the owner, et cetera) and refuses to hold a meeting.
5. She comes into work for the last of her things and tells the owner, she is done until further notice.
So after she left and the manager told me she said that, all I had to say was, duh.
It wasn't appreciated.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
I'm a..
damn good waitress.
'nuff said.
Anyways, there is a recall on tomatoes in the area.
Most likely our tomatoes are fine, but just to be safe, we will not be serving them.
One woman wanted a wrap and another a salad.
I told them of this recall and they were very nice about it.
I told another woman at a two top who ordered a BLT, and she said...
"Excuse me?"
and I apologized and she's like.
"ugh, i guess i'll have to order something else. The tomato is the best part."
I kind of just let it go because I was a little irritated.
Then she said. "I guess I'll just have the grilled chicken sandwich- plain. I would get tomato on it, but that's just too much to ask. Why would I get a BLT without the T..."
That's why I asked you, duh!
but, of course, I didn't say that. I just simply said.
"It's a safety precaution, and it's all over this area. I could give you a tomato, but it could make you really sick. It'd be like not cooking your chicken and you eating it raw."
I'm just tired of stupidity, and I guess my nice tone was enough, because I didn't get stiffed once tonight.
More customer stories to come!
'nuff said.
Anyways, there is a recall on tomatoes in the area.
Most likely our tomatoes are fine, but just to be safe, we will not be serving them.
One woman wanted a wrap and another a salad.
I told them of this recall and they were very nice about it.
I told another woman at a two top who ordered a BLT, and she said...
"Excuse me?"
and I apologized and she's like.
"ugh, i guess i'll have to order something else. The tomato is the best part."
I kind of just let it go because I was a little irritated.
Then she said. "I guess I'll just have the grilled chicken sandwich- plain. I would get tomato on it, but that's just too much to ask. Why would I get a BLT without the T..."
That's why I asked you, duh!
but, of course, I didn't say that. I just simply said.
"It's a safety precaution, and it's all over this area. I could give you a tomato, but it could make you really sick. It'd be like not cooking your chicken and you eating it raw."
I'm just tired of stupidity, and I guess my nice tone was enough, because I didn't get stiffed once tonight.
More customer stories to come!
So work just called..
and I am going to be a waitress tonight.
I promise, I will live up to the food-spilling on customers, asking dumb questions to the cooks legacy. Okay, maybe I won't, but if we get some business there's some good stories in the near future, my friend.
I promise, I will live up to the food-spilling on customers, asking dumb questions to the cooks legacy. Okay, maybe I won't, but if we get some business there's some good stories in the near future, my friend.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
I don't always have a joke..
but yesterday's special was souris sur le sommet de sauce collant.
It sounds delish, right?
Eww, I just said delish, but translate that and it becomes:
mice on top of sticky sauce.
Why do I say that?
Because underneath the dumbwaiter (which is a small elevator. oh and of course, what every waitress is at my job..a dumb waiter. HAHA..) I found two dead mice on that sticky, goopy paper. I guess the trap worked, but how gross that there are mice there. :)
It sounds delish, right?
Eww, I just said delish, but translate that and it becomes:
mice on top of sticky sauce.
Why do I say that?
Because underneath the dumbwaiter (which is a small elevator. oh and of course, what every waitress is at my job..a dumb waiter. HAHA..) I found two dead mice on that sticky, goopy paper. I guess the trap worked, but how gross that there are mice there. :)
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
immature?
What a relief it is to get out of the damn weeds!
But what happens in downtime?
Well, after all of the stress is gone and the mess is cleaned up we help the dishwasher. but after that?
We tend to act like eight year olds on a summer day.
COOK 1 takes a water bottle and squirts water at me. When I finally get ahold of the bottle, and squirt at him he fills a bin with water.
COOK 1: "I'll dump it"
ME: You will not!
COOK 1 proceeds to dump it on me. I get him back and he gets the dish hose and squirts it at me.
Dishwasher mops the floor, and we of course get in trouble.
Why? Because he "made me wet" as the manager joked, but the owner was less than thrilled.
We're not supposed to work together and we must leave after our shifts so we don't "hang out".
At least I'm not going downstairs with the kid!
Oh, and I have this picture of a ROUND EGG. It's like a turtle egg. I'll talk about this later, my friend, oh and that movie of course.
Meanwhile, go watch it. It's called WAITING.
Oh, and I also want to talk about Hell's Kitchen which I was watching today!
But what happens in downtime?
Well, after all of the stress is gone and the mess is cleaned up we help the dishwasher. but after that?
We tend to act like eight year olds on a summer day.
COOK 1 takes a water bottle and squirts water at me. When I finally get ahold of the bottle, and squirt at him he fills a bin with water.
COOK 1: "I'll dump it"
ME: You will not!
COOK 1 proceeds to dump it on me. I get him back and he gets the dish hose and squirts it at me.
Dishwasher mops the floor, and we of course get in trouble.
Why? Because he "made me wet" as the manager joked, but the owner was less than thrilled.
We're not supposed to work together and we must leave after our shifts so we don't "hang out".
At least I'm not going downstairs with the kid!
Oh, and I have this picture of a ROUND EGG. It's like a turtle egg. I'll talk about this later, my friend, oh and that movie of course.
Meanwhile, go watch it. It's called WAITING.
Oh, and I also want to talk about Hell's Kitchen which I was watching today!
Monday, June 2, 2008
..in the weeds.
When the cooks or waitresses get slammed, we typically call it "being in the weeds" or "in the hole". Well, this was yesterday.
We had a group of 35 on Sunday at 12, plus the 12 other checks.
This led to the two lonely cooks being in the hole.
The truth is a line of tickets gives me a rush equivalent to a line of cocaine for a cokehead.
Anyways, waitresses are usually really bitchy when they get busy because they realize how imcompetent and useless they are.
So how do they make their already easy job less difficult?
They take all of the food orders at one time and then bring up all of their checks at once.
Every waitress I work with does that, and I don't appreciate it, for many reasons. I'll explain this in my next blog.
So idiot #1 brings me a total of 17 checks at once.
We had 18 california burgers on the grill.
Imagine making the set-ups: 4 without onion, six without mayo, 14 with fries, one gets a side of O-rings, et cetera.
My favorite part is when idiot #2 takes idiot #1's food and she has a conniption.
So because she keeps asking for the same burger, we end up with three extra.
Meanwhile you have the cashier and the two owners helping the waitresses and of course yelling through the window to put up their food.
Okay, here's the problem. When you have 14 orders of fries it fills two baskets. Two baskets fill one fryer and the other fryer is fricken broken. So I can't make anything else until then.
The grill is shitty; the middle doesn't work and I have one microwave.
Well, we have three others but if we plug more than one in, it will blow a fuse.
Haha, so overall it's quite a big of aggravation.
We tend to have a calm AFTER the storm [of people].
I'll tell you about that next time.
but I'll leave you with how the cooks talk to the waitresses...
WAITRESS ONE: Hey, where is my burger?
COOK 1: You already took it!
WAITRESS ONE:Well, it aint here.
COOK 1: Tough shit, wait your turn.
and...
WAITRESS: Someone must be messing up back there.
ME: Don't put up 17 checks at once if you can't handle getting them all at once.
WAITRESS: This is ridiculous (says to owner)
ME: You need to calm the f*ck down and get away from the window now.
We had a group of 35 on Sunday at 12, plus the 12 other checks.
This led to the two lonely cooks being in the hole.
The truth is a line of tickets gives me a rush equivalent to a line of cocaine for a cokehead.
Anyways, waitresses are usually really bitchy when they get busy because they realize how imcompetent and useless they are.
So how do they make their already easy job less difficult?
They take all of the food orders at one time and then bring up all of their checks at once.
Every waitress I work with does that, and I don't appreciate it, for many reasons. I'll explain this in my next blog.
So idiot #1 brings me a total of 17 checks at once.
We had 18 california burgers on the grill.
Imagine making the set-ups: 4 without onion, six without mayo, 14 with fries, one gets a side of O-rings, et cetera.
My favorite part is when idiot #2 takes idiot #1's food and she has a conniption.
So because she keeps asking for the same burger, we end up with three extra.
Meanwhile you have the cashier and the two owners helping the waitresses and of course yelling through the window to put up their food.
Okay, here's the problem. When you have 14 orders of fries it fills two baskets. Two baskets fill one fryer and the other fryer is fricken broken. So I can't make anything else until then.
The grill is shitty; the middle doesn't work and I have one microwave.
Well, we have three others but if we plug more than one in, it will blow a fuse.
Haha, so overall it's quite a big of aggravation.
We tend to have a calm AFTER the storm [of people].
I'll tell you about that next time.
but I'll leave you with how the cooks talk to the waitresses...
WAITRESS ONE: Hey, where is my burger?
COOK 1: You already took it!
WAITRESS ONE:Well, it aint here.
COOK 1: Tough shit, wait your turn.
and...
WAITRESS: Someone must be messing up back there.
ME: Don't put up 17 checks at once if you can't handle getting them all at once.
WAITRESS: This is ridiculous (says to owner)
ME: You need to calm the f*ck down and get away from the window now.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
i'm lame,
but we were super busy today, so i won't be posting until tomorrow night/ or tuesday.
some things i'll be writing about in the next couple days:
-work on sunday-including getting in the weeds/in the hole
-the movie waiting (watched it yesterday)
-mice. haha this is slightly disturbing.
-boredom at work.
and yeah, i should post something today, but i'm too tired and i don't want my post to suck out loud. :)
some things i'll be writing about in the next couple days:
-work on sunday-including getting in the weeds/in the hole
-the movie waiting (watched it yesterday)
-mice. haha this is slightly disturbing.
-boredom at work.
and yeah, i should post something today, but i'm too tired and i don't want my post to suck out loud. :)
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