waiters and waitresses
computer programmers
lol
really though here's what a waiter does: takes your food from the chefs to your table
you know who else could do that
me
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 02:52:16 PM
lol
really though here's what a waiter does: takes your food from the chefs to your table
you know who else could do that
me
But then couldn't that create traffic jams by the kitchen area? And you'd have to refill your drinks yourself and stuff like that adding to more foot traffic.
Though I guess that is how fast food works.
Fire cooks cos i can just cook my own chef in fire.
Quote from: … on March 29, 2014, 04:22:39 PM
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 02:52:16 PM
lol
really though here's what a waiter does: takes your food from the chefs to your table
you know who else could do that
me
But then couldn't that create traffic jams by the kitchen area? And you'd have to refill your drinks yourself and stuff like that adding to more foot traffic.
Though I guess that is how fast food works.
there's a reason fast food restaurants are fast
is because u shit it out as soon as it goes down your throat
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 04:29:29 PM
Quote from: … on March 29, 2014, 04:22:39 PM
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 02:52:16 PM
lol
really though here's what a waiter does: takes your food from the chefs to your table
you know who else could do that
me
But then couldn't that create traffic jams by the kitchen area? And you'd have to refill your drinks yourself and stuff like that adding to more foot traffic.
Though I guess that is how fast food works.
there's a reason fast food restaurants are fast
Yeah because they're basically not cooking actual meals
The cooking time and types of food being prepared has something to do with it
Quote from: … on March 29, 2014, 04:40:11 PM
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 04:29:29 PM
Quote from: … on March 29, 2014, 04:22:39 PM
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 02:52:16 PM
lol
really though here's what a waiter does: takes your food from the chefs to your table
you know who else could do that
me
But then couldn't that create traffic jams by the kitchen area? And you'd have to refill your drinks yourself and stuff like that adding to more foot traffic.
Though I guess that is how fast food works.
there's a reason fast food restaurants are fast
Yeah because they're basically not cooking actual meals
The cooking time and types of food being prepared has something to do with it
have you never had times where you see your food sitting near the chefs and ready to be served but your waiter is taking a colossal shit or something so you have to wait 5 minutes to get it
also if you eat any sort of sit down chain restaurant the food is typically prepackaged in some way and just heated up for you
a lot of smaller restaurants (especially around here) have the owners or cooks hand the food over to you and that's a much better way of doing it all
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 04:51:28 PM
have you never had times where you see your food sitting near the chefs and ready to be served but your waiter is taking a colossal shit or something so you have to wait 5 minutes to get it
also if you eat any sort of sit down chain restaurant the food is typically prepackaged in some way and just heated up for you
I'm sure that happens too
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 04:51:28 PM
a lot of smaller restaurants (especially around here) have the owners or cooks hand the food over to you and that's a much better way of doing it all
And there ya go, smaller restaurants. They can probably get away with that sort thing more often than bigger ones depending on how much business they get at any given time.
95% of news reporters
Quote from: … on March 29, 2014, 04:53:01 PM
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 04:51:28 PM
have you never had times where you see your food sitting near the chefs and ready to be served but your waiter is taking a colossal shit or something so you have to wait 5 minutes to get it
also if you eat any sort of sit down chain restaurant the food is typically prepackaged in some way and just heated up for you
I'm sure that happens too
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 04:51:28 PM
a lot of smaller restaurants (especially around here) have the owners or cooks hand the food over to you and that's a much better way of doing it all
And there ya go, smaller restaurants. They can probably get away with that sort thing more often than bigger ones depending on how much business they get at any given time.
if a restaurant is big then they should just have a counter that lets you grab your food whenever it's ready
there's a small chain restaurant around here that does that and it works just fine. if you don't want people stealing each other's food, give the customer one of those big plastic plates with number on it to verify that it's theirs
you could have 2-3 people taking orders quickly and it'd be much faster and more efficient than 5-6 waiters
or if you want to be smart, computer interfaces for ordering. but unfortunately the companies who make those always intentionally make them shitty so that it mandates a human presence and thus a worthless job.
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 05:05:53 PM
if a restaurant is big then they should just have a counter that lets you grab your food whenever it's ready
there's a small chain restaurant around here that does that and it works just fine. if you don't want people stealing each other's food, give the customer one of those big plastic plates with number on it to verify that it's theirs
you could have 2-3 people taking orders quickly and it'd be much faster and more efficient than 5-6 waiters
But would that work in the bigger places? And I'm not saying it won't because I have no idea about it. Though I think your party size might a difference there too if you have a large enough group. And a lot of those places use those heavy plates that are sometimes very hot. So it might also be at least partly for safety concerns too.
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on March 29, 2014, 05:05:53 PM
or if you want to be smart, computer interfaces for ordering. but unfortunately the companies who make those always intentionally make them shitty so that it mandates a human presence and thus a worthless job.
Aren't there some places that let you order from tablets or maybe an app on your phone or something like that? I thought I remember hearing about something like that before, though it might have been about something else.
And this talk did remind me of those cafeteria places where you walk through the line picking out what you want. But the foods already prepared in that case.
garbage men
Delivery drivers
police
basically anything that can be easily replaced by automation
Quote from: Tectron on March 29, 2014, 08:42:19 PM
basically anything that can be easily replaced by automation
neoliberal
Quote from: udderfailure on March 29, 2014, 07:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sif on March 29, 2014, 06:36:10 PM
Delivery drivers
Fuck u dude
What's your average tip for a $20+ delivery? I want to know if I'm being fair to my delivery drivers
Gas station attendants.
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Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filling_station#United_States_and_Canada_2The town of Huntington, New York bans gasoline self-service to save jobs.
lol
Quote from: Tectron on March 30, 2014, 11:38:14 AM
Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filling_station#United_States_and_Canada_2The town of Huntington, New York bans gasoline self-service to save jobs.
lol
what the fucking fuck
Quote from: Tectron on March 30, 2014, 11:38:14 AM
Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filling_station#United_States_and_Canada_2The town of Huntington, New York bans gasoline self-service to save jobs.
lol
well it's better than it being a statewide policy like in oregone and new jersey
the rationale behind that decision is even crazier
QuoteThe ban came into effect in the early 1970s during a recession.
because an increase in inefficient spending is the perfect remedy for recession rofl
And jobs still died anyway
Quote from: infinite luxury on March 30, 2014, 11:12:31 AM
Quote from: udderfailure on March 29, 2014, 07:44:54 PM
Quote from: Sif on March 29, 2014, 06:36:10 PM
Delivery drivers
Fuck u dude
What's your average tip for a $20+ delivery? I want to know if I'm being fair to my delivery drivers
I'd say I average like a $2 tip per every $10
But it is nice when customers take distance into effect. I don't mind when somebody hella close gives me a super small to no tip but when I have to trek to the edge of our delivery limits and get a shitty tip it sucks since those delivery's retract from my total amount of deliveries which means less tips overall
game developers
artists
musicians
managers
Quote from: Khadafi on March 30, 2014, 11:31:20 AM
Gas station attendants.
[email protected]
agreed on this one, i find it weird that anyone still does this
Quote from: Nonon Jakuzure on March 31, 2014, 03:45:03 PM
Quote from: Khadafi on March 30, 2014, 11:31:20 AM
Gas station attendants.
[email protected]
agreed on this one, i find it weird that anyone still does this
mandated by govs to "keep jobs"
people are afraid of socialism
idk that would be a shit job but it would be a nice extravagance
In Washington, you aren't required to have a gas station attendent so I always end up pumping my gas. Whenever I go over the border into Oregon I always feel weird about having some homeless looking guy walk up to my window to pump my gas for me.
I can't think of any legitimate reason a gas station attendant is needed.
If there is a physical disability preventing someone from pumping gas then I'm pretty sure that same disability would keep them from safely operating a car so it's not like "well what about handicapped ppl".
just so people can have jobs
because nj is corrupt
Gas is cheaper in NJ than PA.
ive nveer had to purchase gas in a state where they make there be an attendant didnt know that was a thing tbh