Huffington Postさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Huffington PostInstagram)「"I got my first waitressing job the day I turned 16 because I couldn’t wait to make my own money," writes HuffPost guest writer Concetta Spagnola. "Since then, service has turned out to be the best way to make my money when I’m not doing theater. I literally wrote the server manual at my current job (a brewery-restaurant with a solid local and tourist clientele) and treat every shift like my section is my company, and I am the CEO."⁠ ⁠ "When we got word that we were closing indefinitely, I was naively hopeful," writes Spagnola. "I had set aside enough money to get me through April and thought, 'No big deal. I’ll lose maybe one week’s pay and hustle through the summer.' *Cue laugh track.*"⁠ ⁠ "Even with the current pandemic, exclusively outdoor seating and half a dozen new mandates regarding clean surfaces, when we reopened in late June, I assumed I’d go back to work and hit my stride in no time," Spagnola says. "But COVID-19 customers have thrown me in a way that makes every shift feel like it’s my first day. Here’s why."⁠ ⁠ "1. No one wants to wear a mask when they talk to me. So I already start the entire exchange knowing they have no regard for any of my patrons or me. ⁠ ⁠ 2. Nobody wants to tip a server on a patio. They’re mad they have to sit outside. ⁠ ⁠ 3. There is no time for me to bond with any table at all. In order for you to sit down at your table, it has to be sanitized twice and left to dry. If my bussers are out on a delivery, I also do all cleanup. ⁠ ⁠ 4. People haven’t been out for months and just want a burger and a cocktail, a feeling with which I overwhelmingly sympathize. But many people forget to say “please” and “thank you.”⁠ ⁠ 5. I have more than once felt dizzy in the heat but knew there was no time to sit down. With barely enough time for water or bathroom breaks, my shifts have gone from fun, flirty catering to actual dangerous outdoor cardio."⁠ ⁠ "I’m a good waitress," Spagnola writes. "My tip average last week was 12%." Read her essay at our link in bio.」8月19日 7時05分