Anyone ever run the fryer?
Wait tables?
Wash Dishes?
I have much experience in the fact that my parents ran a "Bar and Grill" type restaurant for about 10 years. I was about 12 when they bought it, so I spent many of my teenage days helping out.
It sucked. However, I did learn alot in my time there.
How bout you?
I worked at a deli that sold burgers/fried foods/salads/hot plates. Best boss I ever had.
I also worked as a hostess for MickeyD's. Worked my arse off, being a general dogsbody. (Meaning I dressed up as a clown if the real clown didn't show up or I ran the fryer if the fryer didn't show up)
I feel so complete after MickeyD's.
I also worked as a hostess for MickeyD's. Worked my arse off, being a general dogsbody. (Meaning I dressed up as a clown if the real clown didn't show up or I ran the fryer if the fryer didn't show up)
I feel so complete after MickeyD's.
I bussed tables, made food for a salad bar, did dishes....it sucked :x
I've done just about every back-of-the-house position except pastry chef.
I've also delivered pizzas (kick butt job!) and delivered steak (easiest job evah).
I've also delivered pizzas (kick butt job!) and delivered steak (easiest job evah).
I worked at a Larry's Icecream between my Freshman/Sophomore year of college. It was a lot of fun to work there. The people were nice when they came in and you could always bring up good conversations. The best part was giving the little kids a little extra icecream in their bowls.
I lived on icecream and beer that summer as well!
I lived on icecream and beer that summer as well!
Worked at Bojangle's in HS. Fried the chicken, made biscuits, gravy, etc.
Freshman & Soph. year in college I delivered for Pizza Hut (like PH said, a kick butt job!). I always had the closing shift 5 nights a week, so I would usually come back to the dorms with free pizzas.
Freshman & Soph. year in college I delivered for Pizza Hut (like PH said, a kick butt job!). I always had the closing shift 5 nights a week, so I would usually come back to the dorms with free pizzas.
i worked in a restaurant once. for a day. it sucked so bad i quit after my 8 hour shift. seeee ya. :wavey:
Hostess/table busser then a server at a different restaurant.
Worked at a pizza restaurant for a year after getting out of college. 'zas, sammiches, lasagna, spaghetti - can still make 'em all from scratch.
Pizza-rio extraordinaire here too... did all the jobs. Fun times.
I thought about working for Jimmy John's (a sub-sandwich place on Purdue's Campus). It would have been great training because the delivery "drivers" use bicycles. :)
No fast food joints here. I did work in a gas station for two years back when the workers actually pumped the gas. and I worked in a drive-thru for a total of three days. Both jobs pretty much sucked. The gas station had some interesting moments on occasion. One was when a 40 something woman came in, I walked up to her window to see how much gas she wanted and she had her shirt open and her uh, attributes, on full display 8O . Pretty shocking to an 18 yr old kid..... She acted totally normal about it, like it was customary to pull into a gas station with your boobs out.
Wendy's while in high school, and also briefly when I got out of the USAF, also an ice cream place.
I could never be a waitress. I don't have the ability to walk and carry multiple spillable items without spilling them. I'm severely non-graceful. I admire those people who can do it. I wish I could, it may be easier to get a part-time gig if I had that type of experience.
I could never be a waitress. I don't have the ability to walk and carry multiple spillable items without spilling them. I'm severely non-graceful. I admire those people who can do it. I wish I could, it may be easier to get a part-time gig if I had that type of experience.
I worked at Burger King for 3 years as a teenager. Since I was about the only one that showed up they made me a Shift Manager. At 17 I had the keys to the store, the combo to the safe, and the power to boss people around. It was great!
Also worked for a fancy schmancy restaurant for a few months bussing tables, but I had to behave so I quit. :P
Also worked for a fancy schmancy restaurant for a few months bussing tables, but I had to behave so I quit. :P
Worked at Taco Bell for a bit after high school. Worked the fryer
Worked at a Steak Shop and Deli while in High School. Good money because it was under the table
Worked at a Steak Shop and Deli while in High School. Good money because it was under the table