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something everything should do just once (if you don't enjoy it, just once is enough). you come to terms quickly with how humans treat one another. you don't matter as much as you think you do and come to understand that some work is just work. you might even get a chance to sort out your own hangups and internal thought patterns. you surrender to running around like an idiot sooner than you realize. the adrenaline pushes your limits in ways that are both funny and exhausting.you learn the value of a hard-earned fucking dollar/pound. no one really cares if you have this degree or that degree. there's someone there trying to feed their whole damn family off the check you're using to fund like studio time or catch a flight somewhere. I'm speaking to my experience in the UK where there are no gigantic gorgeous tips to be anticipated at the time of payment...just a service charge that people can just decided not to pay and you'd be surprise how many folks take it off. all this alone is humbling.
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IF YOU ARE YOUNG & LOOKING FOR A JOB, PLEASE CONSIDER WOKRING IN A RESTURAUNT.
Pros:
- The work isn't extremely difficult
- Masterclass in empathy + kindness
- Low barrier to entry
- Infinite friends to be made
- Learn more about humans + yourself
- Free good food
- Flexible availability
Cons:
- You'll have too much money
- Won’t want to get a traditional job
- Will feel obligated to tip at least %30 when eating out
Feb 21, 2025
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It’s underpaid, undervalued, strenuous, and sometimes hazardous labor. Go to restaurants that pay their kitchen staff fair wages and ideally also do tip sharing with the kitchen
Jul 10, 2024
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You’ll also feel real dumb when the entree comes out and half the kitchen is breaking down their stations.
Mar 20, 2024
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nothing short of a spiritual advisor. here he is illuminating a truth I believe we all feel to be true when down and out but often forget/neglect out of allegiance to self-pity or the traps of misery. this could almost read as a hallmark card quote, but it exists elsewhere...so by default, it is its own thing.
I do not mean to be sentimental about suffering— but people who cannot suffer can never grow up, can never discover who they are.
Feb 13, 2024
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less attachment to identity markers and more-sensory driven living/being. staying conscious and in touch with our core essence and saying yes to life when the forces that be make it very easy to say no and cut ourselves off from others and the rest of the world. embodying this truth can ignite a sense of freedom and liberation that is a sexy balm...if you are into that kinda thing
Feb 10, 2024
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what a woman...
poster child for humility and peace
Feb 6, 2024