![]() ![]() ![]() This sub is not the place to discuss whether you approve of tipping, tip adjusted wages, etc. All posts/comments to that effect will be removed.ĭenial of COVID-19 (including being anti-mask, anti-social distancing, or anti-vaccine) will result in a ban.Ĩ No baiting or other disingenuous discussion regarding tipping But we do not condone intentional crimes such as throwing away a customer’s possessions or food tampering. If you accidentally served a minor or aren’t sure if something you did is legal or not, it’s fine to talk about it. You can link relevant pictures or articles in your post so long as they are properly censored to remove personal information. No posts from bots, no linking to personal blogs or websites, no self promotion, no memes Any comments or post that feed into a negative stereotype or make a sweeping generalization will be removed, and the user may be banned. Your posts and comments should not feed into a negative stereotype. This extends to identifying where other people work, if you have suspicions based on what they say in their post.Īny picture of a receipt must be censored to remove any names, addresses, credit card info, signatures, or any other personal information. If you use insults or hate speech, your comments and posts will be removed, and you may be banned.ĭo not post identifying information about yourself, your coworkers or where you work. My first full time job was "Busboy / Food Runner" at a local restaurant.This does not just need to be a place to vent your anger and frustrations! Tell us about your good times too!Īnd credit for our amazing subreddit artwork goes to /u/Quartztourmaline for the banner art and /u/Cryptotope for the subreddit icon. My job responsibilities were simple: clean (bus) dirty tables and deliver food. What was quickly drilled into my head though was that I had a lot more on my figurative plate than just that. As I grew within the restaurant world, I was surrounded by people that said they were "stuck" since that's all they knew, or they would be doing this the rest of their lives because they had "no skills". This never sat well with me since I always thought I worked with some extremely talented people. Apply to many aspects of life, not just your professional career.Ī quick refresher of what transferable skills are: I won't bore you with the details of my ~17-year journey from where I started to where I am now, but I will tell you the transferable skills that I learned as a busboy have traveled with me every step of my professional career.Do not require any type of formal education.They focus more on Emotional Intelligence (EQ) instead of you Intelligence Quotient (IQ).My goal is to use some personal examples to give you an idea as to how you can apply these concepts in your personal and professional lives. Note that these examples don't necessarily guarantee success or supersede any requirements for job positions. They do, however, provide a way to help you differentiate yourself from your peers and potential competitors. If you only take one thing away from this post, please, let it be this. Knowing how to get your message across to the recipient is first and foremost the most critical transferable skill you can have. ![]() ![]() Know there's a time and a place to discuss items as well as ways to deliver messages.Ensure that when you're communicating, you're doing so with purpose don't talk just to hear yourself talk.Not all communication is verbal be aware of non-verbal cues like posture, facial features, and body language.Communication is a two-way street if you talk and don't listen, you're not communicating You have two ears and one mouth, listen twice as hard as you speak.There are many aspects to communication and I'm not an expert in all the concepts or theories, but here are things you should focus on when communicating: BUSBOY CART HOW TO You will have many types of conversations in your career that pull you outside of your comfort zone: missed deadlines, upset customer(s), firing/being fired, and so on. The quicker you can learn and hone this skill, the more you will see an improvement in your career opportunities. You might not have customers in the literal sense of the word, but everyone you deal with is a customer of your product. In the restaurant world, they teach you that "the customer is always right". I do not agree with that blanket statement. It's true, often, customers perceive that they're correct however, they don't always have the facts you have. This skill goes hand in hand with communication. Always remember that customers are people as well. That sounds elementary, but it's easy to forget when working in the business world. People have emotions and motives unknown to us. Knowing what your customer wants and what they need are two distinct thought processes that generally run hand-in-hand, but it's not always the case. ![]()
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