You would think, right?
A couple of friends of mine worked in a pretty high end Italian place with a good wine list and would walk out every night with a couple hundred in tips, no splitting, and would treat the busers/dish dogs like total crap.
I just figured they were intentionally being pricks about that.
I had it easy. Before I even reached 6th grade my dad started his own business. He started out just doing trenching jobs. You know, dig a ditch, put in some pipe or wiring and fill it back it. He had a small trencher that he drove and I got to start doing manual labor with a shovel. He expanded to full blown landscaping and I continued to be the grunt until I graduated high school.
I was very good with a shovel.
Forgot to mention that I worked at Dairy Queen for about 6 years as a junior in high school. It was winter time and I made like $6/hr as a fryer. The fryer was the grunt (common job for me I guess). I got to do my job and then change out the milk and soft serve for the girls at the counter. I got to fill the ice machine for the fountain drinks. And I got to mop the floors at the end of the night. The only reason that sucked was because I had to wait for everyone else to finish their closing/cleaning duties first so I was always the last one done.
I quit because I was worn out and didn’t need the money. It was basketball season so it was school, practice, work til 11 and then homework. Not worth it.
Holy crap, that is a lot of years as a junior in HS. You have Eminem beat.
Lol! I don’t know how it came out as years but it was supposed to say weeks
It probably felt that long.
On the weekend, I called a mother at a playground a clown.
Flame free!
@strongmangoals Can we get some context here?
I watched a woman storm across the playground to her daughter, take her aside, yell about “stopping that” while aggressively pointing at the child. She escalated herself to the point of leaving. Not sure what it was about but no one was crying it wasn’t disturbing but it was eyebrow raising.
I say to my friend that I am really careful about not displaying aggressive body language towards my son because it may stop the situation but it probably causes other issues.
Someone else (maybe a friend?) hears this and tells me it’s none of my business. To which I said, I didn’t say it was. She then tells me that if it’s not my business then I shouldn’t shame other parents. I tried to point out that I didn’t say anything about the other parent, let alone shame her.
I’m trying to end this convo but she won’t stop. I end up asking her if it is okay to act aggressively towards kids. She says no. I ask if she thought the body language was neutral or aggressive. She says it wasn’t neutral but not aggressive.
Stupidly, I point at her and say “do you find this aggressive when a bigger person does it to you?”
At that point, she argues it doesn’t matter what I said or what she did - It’s how I said it and how it would have made the woman feel.
I then thought I am arguing with someone who agrees with me but is upset over the hypothetical feelings of a woman who wasn’t here to hear anything and who I wasn’t talking about anyway.
I didnt try to point this out. I figure there is no reasoning here so I said “No offence but you’re a clown and I have to go” and left.
Lmao. That story was even better than I was hoping it would be
When people ask how I met my GF I’ve taken to telling them “she started talking to me one day and hasn’t stopped since.”
Also dont:
Be a server at a retirement home. Old people are NEVER HAPPY WITH THE TEMPERATURE OF THEIR SOUP.
Your friend sounds like she fits into the category of “snowflake” here in the U.S. F***ing feelings everywhere. When did it become unacceptable to tell people when they’re wrong in a constructive manner? Try raising a kid without ever correcting their behavior for fear of hurting their feelings or offending them… that’ll work well.
This is about the only thread that doesn’t bore me after awhile.
I love CT’s stuff and used to browse/participate in his forum a lot but I lost interest after the neuro type stuff. It wasn’t his theory or program; it’s all the nonsensical threads posted since he released that.
“I’m type 1a with a side of 3b, what should I do?”
“I’m part man, part horse; which program do you recommend for me?”
Enough. Just lift some weights!
I think CT’s goal was just to bring something new to the industry but it’s not mind blowing. It makes a lot of sense - - pick a program you enjoy and you’re more likely to succeed. Unfortunately people like to major in the minors and get bogged down by the little stuff instead of actually training.
I have the same feelings towards the 5/3/1 threads. Holy hell. I can’t read any more posts about people asking for approval for their bastardized versions of 5/3/1. They’re inevitably followed by numerous posts telling the OP that they’re not doing 5/3/1. Buy the books; follow the program. Stop being a moron.
It’s rare to see someone actually accept the program because they can’t get past the fact that the OP is calling it 5/3/1 but it’s not quite Jim’s creation. Who cares? The cult following keeps getting hung up on the minutia.
And then there’s the new stuff… I don’t have the new book and probably won’t buy it. He lost me with all these new program names. The simplest strength program in the world has evolved into a confusing ass business plan. I don’t fault Jim. You have to keep coming up with new things to continue making money. That’s a tall order in an industry that’s had its unchanging principles known for decades.
I can’t say I’ve ever run a full cycle of 5/3/1 without changing it. It doesn’t mean I don’t like the program; it’s just not for me. I have different goals than Jim. I take what I like and tweak what I don’t, but I know I’m not doing 5/3/1 thanks to all the haters who point that out in the forum. I’m usually doing a little of 5/3/1, a little of CT’s Best Damn Workout, and a little bit of me.
Goddamn, I love you for this. DISHBROSUNITE
At the place I worked at through college (Rubys Diner) we had a rotation where the bus boys would bus tables, do dishes, and do food prep. Could easily work 3 positions in a week. As you mention they had a radio in the back too, and a chance for working the kitcken line as well. The ones who could read english got to rotate into food expo and shake maker. We split tips pretty heavily there too (If I remember right we tipped out almost 40% all said and done by the end of the night, and many of those guys ended up with $60-90 on a busy Saturday). Almost no turn over there beyond regular stuff, some of those guys were there for years
Sounds like your a type 14d with top notes of 3x, and your moon is in phase so you definitely want to run Bulargian training (by that I mean literally moving to Bulgaria and training with Abidjev)
Well, crap. I just printed off my 10 weeks of The Complete Power Look Program that I plan to run leading up to my hip surgery.
Perhaps I’ve been running Boring But Bored So I Change Everything. Or maybe it was Building the Kryptonite.
Yeah, it’s definitely that one. The program is designed to stop you from making gains.
It’s the one I put all of my women clients on so they don’t get too bulky.
It’s a matter of Optimization, Attitude and Teamwork.
Say I’ve got 5 servers/waiters working. Part of their duties is rolling up 50 sets of silverware each night before they leave. If the dishwasher is struggling, I’ve got 5 servers waiting around for the forks to get cleaned. 12 minutes x 5 people = 1 paid hour wasted!
Bad attitudes are contagious! Poor dishwasher is all mad and pissy, it affects my 3 other kitchen dudes. Either they get sad and pissy too, or they just avoid dish-bro and his area. Productivity is down, everybody is taking extra numerous, extra long smoke breaks, and shit is taking forever. 3 cooks x 20 minutes of BS = 1 paid hour wasted!
Dish Bro quits, now my manager has to mess around with applications/phone calls/interviews, hiring some new guy. 1 hour wasted! Plus that manager was supposed to be doing inventory, or working on our kitchen supply order. Now I’ve got a new kid who sucks at dish slowing things down. And the manager forgot to order enough straws and I gotta send somebody to fucking Sam’s Club during dinner rush!
Shit is falling apart! Now my good cooks and servers are like, “Why should I put up with this nonsense!” Now my kitchen is ruined! Ticket times just doubled and business falls off!
But at least we saved $2.00!
Everybody has their job to do.
But when he don’t, the machine breaks down. And when the machine breaks down, WE BREAK DOWN! And I aint gonna allow that…