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Under Cover Waitress

 Under Cover Waitress ― http://www.undercoverwaitress.com

Musings from the front lines in the restaurant industry. With her usual wit and humor, Under Cover Waitress philosophizes on life, work, politics, and anything else decidedly off-limits.

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Listed: Nov 25, 2011

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When is the Shift Over?

Under Cover Waitress ― Ask the Waitress! ∙ This in from a restaurant manager: ∙ In a situation where the server's shift is nearing its' end, they have completed their side work and the customers are still seated eating. Am I required to allow the server to...

Tags: Blog, Waitress, Ask The Waitress, Question And Answer, Tips Waitress

Under Cover Waitress ― 6 days ago

Keep Comp Time Illegal

Under Cover Waitress ― How many restaurant employees in non-serving positions have been asked to take "comp time" instead of overtime pay? As I have smelled the underbelly of the restaurant industry, I expected the rush of air when so many of you raised your hands....

Tags: Wage Theft, Blog, Advocate, News, Legal, Workers

Under Cover Waitress ― 1 week 4 days ago

The Cost of a Burger

Under Cover Waitress ― There is an article on the PayScale blogs about the recent protests by fast food workers in New York City. NYC is one of the most expensive cities in the USA in which to live, and yet fast food workers are still making about $8 per hour. ∙...

Tags: Blog, Advocate, News, Fast Food, Workers, Money

Under Cover Waitress ― 1 week 6 days ago

Guest Post: Tips On Tipping In Foreign Countries

Guest Post: Tips On Tipping In Foreign Countries

Under Cover Waitress ― ∙ Marcela De Vivo writes today about tipping in foreign countries. Thank you so much, Marcela! ∙ Tips On Tipping In Foreign Countries ∙ Traveling to a foreign country is one of the most exciting experiences an individual can...

Tags: Guest Post, Blog, Tourists, Tips Waitress

Under Cover Waitress ― 2 weeks 4 days ago

Lunch Rush

Under Cover Waitress ― For those of you who don't get enough waiting tables at work, you may now go home and play Lunch Rush on your computer! ∙ Check out this hilarious game review by a self-reported former waitress: ∙ Lunch Rush HD ReviewSeriously, man,...

Tags: Blog, Waitress, Humor, Funny

Under Cover Waitress ― 3 weeks 2 days ago

Massachusetts Laws

Under Cover Waitress ― Ask the Waitress! ∙ This is from Massachusetts: ∙ Is it legal in MA to require waitstaff to tip out a certain percentage to bartenders, busses and food runners? Management requires we let them see our sales before we cash out! ...

Tags: Wage Theft, Advocate, Legal, Workers, Waitress, Link

Under Cover Waitress ― 4 weeks 3 days ago

Managers Taking Tips

Under Cover Waitress ― Received a great comment on my last post, Managers Taking Tables: I feel the only way it would be acceptable for a manager to accept tips is if they are taking complete care of the table, as in, you're too busy to help that table at all, so they ...

Tags: Waiter Stories, Wage Theft, Blog, Advocate, Legal, Workers

Under Cover Waitress ― 4 weeks 5 days ago

Managers Taking Tables

Under Cover Waitress ― Ask the Waitress! ∙ I work at a small restaurant in Connecticut. We don't usually get very busy so I'm almost always the only server on the floor. Recently, we've been getting busier but management has not hired anyone new or filled the...

Tags: Workers, Money, Ask The Waitress, Question And Answer, Managers, Tips Waitress

Under Cover Waitress ― 6 weeks ago

Favoritism

Under Cover Waitress ― My last post, Our Bar is in Desperate Need of Help, discussed some of the ins and outs of determining how to figure fair tip outs. The issues brought up by my "Ask the Waitress" reader were numerous and complicated. One of those issues was blatant...

Tags: Legal, Restaurant Stories, Bartender, Labor, Ask The Waitress, Question And Answer

Under Cover Waitress ― 6 weeks 3 days ago

Guest Post by Diane Carlisle: Working for Mom

Guest Post by Diane Carlisle: Working for Mom

Under Cover Waitress ― I am so pleased to have fellow blogger Diane Carlisle compose the post for today! When she says she worked for her mother, she does mean in her mom's "family-owned" restaurant. Her blog, Are We There Yet?, is on my blog list in the left sidebar....

Tags: Guest Post, Family-owned, Blog, Education, Workers, Emotional Labor

Under Cover Waitress ― 6 weeks 3 days ago

Our Bar is in Desperate Need of Help

Under Cover Waitress ― Received a long letter from a reader that began: My question comes in the form of a story, but our bar is in desperate need of help.This is no exaggeration. Here is the story: ∙ Our owner opened the bar as a second job and we have been open...

Tags: Advocate, Restaurant Stories, Bartender, Ask The Waitress, Theft, Question And Answer

Under Cover Waitress ― 7 weeks 3 days ago

The Oatmeal Tips and Toots

The Oatmeal Tips and Toots

Under Cover Waitress ― First, I love The Oatmeal. He draws comics that are honest, deceitfully simple and hilarious if you can laugh at life. ∙ Am linking to him today because he wrote a little piece about waiting tables. I am simply suggesting you read and ...

Under Cover Waitress ― 8 weeks 2 days ago

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