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11-04-2009, 05:10 AM | #1 |
Aspiring Rapper
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I disagree. Being a lumber jack builds character.
Bringing me my food makes you subservient. You walk back and forth to the kitchen and top up drinks. If anybody thinks that is in any way a hard job, then you didn't have enough character building. |
11-04-2009, 09:10 AM | #2 |
Moto GP Star
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Serving in the military builds character, being a lumberjack builds a strong back.
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11-04-2009, 05:20 PM | #3 |
High Life Drinker
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I've also been a roofer. Making money in hospitality requires a different set of skills. They both build character. Just one man's opinion.
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11-04-2009, 05:33 PM | #4 | |
Aspiring Rapper
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To me somebody who has built character has realized that life is hard, and sometimes you just have to lower your head and keep plowing on through till you reach the other side. A man with character can eat his shit sandwich and joke about the stale bread. Somebody bitching 10 years later about how rude people sucked and only gave them 20% for doing 10 minutes of actual work hasn't built any character from doing it. They've just added experience to their life. This is, of course, just another man's opinion.. |
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11-04-2009, 05:59 PM | #5 |
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#51. Own up to your mistakes. If you fucked up and forgot to put the order in, admit it. Don't act like nothing happened. And come back and refill drinks sometime during the 45 minutes that people have been waiting for their fucking sandwich at lunch while other people came in after them and are already done eating. And if you're a manager, at least fucking apologize, rather than telling the people to call ahead during the busy hour, especially since there were only 10 people sitting in the place when the 8 of them walked in.
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11-04-2009, 06:18 PM | #6 |
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I've been a waiter. It was a shit job that I didn't enjoy and I did it to pay bills. No one at any of my tables knew that. I wrote your order down on a pad and kept your order in my pocket as long as you were there. Before I came to your table I looked at my list so I knew what your order was, and if there were questions I was ready. If your order was wrong I went to the kitchen and made it right, and the last thing you heard from me was "Thank you for visiting us, please come back soon!" I made sure to treat your meal as an important event, because as far as I knew it was your anniversary. I got great toips and was requested by repeat customers and the other waiters wondered why. It isn't a particularly difficult job nor is it physically demanding. People should have a modicum of preofessionalism and there wouldn't be problems with service.
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11-04-2009, 06:26 PM | #7 | |
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I can't really say I've learned anything of real value at any job I've had though. |
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11-04-2009, 06:27 PM | #8 | |
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I've learned that working in TV news SUCKS ASS! GOV'T WORK FTW!
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11-05-2009, 01:18 AM | #9 | |
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11-05-2009, 03:06 AM | #10 |
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