Opening List: 1). Cry in your car, take a shot from a flask, or smoke a cigarette before your shift. 2). Fill the ice well. 3). Take chairs off the tables. 4). Put presets (like salt, pepper, and ketchup) on tables. 5). Have a cup of coffee or Red Bull to deal with your insomnia…

The last place I lived at had half a dozen massage parlours within walking distance from it. While this seemed normal to me, one of my regulars from a bigger city pointed out they usually aren’t so visible on the second main road artery! I didn’t care, such establishments weren’t for me or the circle…

“You stink of horse.” -Saruman, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers You know you don’t work at a first rate restaurant when your co-bartender always has disgusting body odour. Her name was Jodie. She wasn’t a bad person, but I wouldn’t call her honest or reliable either. Most bars have a girl or two…

Not to sound stereotypical but Filipinos tend to be hardworking, reliable employees. In Canada they make great kitchen workers. Then there was Angelo… the boy who cried back pain. *** I was working at my least favourite job in the industry. It was the first or second year, when I still enjoyed it to some…

Mary was as close to a barbie doll as any woman I’ve ever seen. She was tall, blonde, curvy, and well-endowed. I noticed her as soon as she walked into my pub. I had no idea we’d be making out in a hot tub by the end of the night. *** I was working the…

“Pettiness precludes greatness.” -the Author I was working at my least favourite restaurant during my career. It was passed the point where I enjoyed the staff and place so I only stayed for the tips. The only thing that kept me half sane was a sense of professionalism, seeing my regulars, and drinking heavily after…