{"id":3615,"date":"2012-03-19T15:43:09","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T20:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=3615"},"modified":"2012-03-21T09:18:57","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T14:18:57","slug":"from-morningsiders-with-love-tips-to-the-public-from-working-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/3615","title":{"rendered":"From Morningsiders With Love: Tips to the Public from Working Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Claire DeRoin ~
\n<\/strong>\u201cThey don\u2019t pay me enough for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a study by Jonathan M. Orszag, Peter R. Orszag, and Diane M. Whitmore, 57% of college kids find themselves working some kind of job during the school year. The schedules of college kids make them candidates for part-time jobs in the retail or service industry. These jobs may not be glamorous or even desirable, but they do help many students pay for textbooks and tuition.<\/p>\n

Balancing classwork and a job can be hectic. Most of the time, job stressors could be eliminated and better service would be given if the general public knew a few things:<\/p>\n

\u00a0Tips from Waitresses and Waiters<\/span>:<\/p>\n

–When we ask if you want anything, speak up<\/strong>. We don\u2019t mind getting something for you, but running back and forth gets tiring. We\u2019d rather bring three sodas to your table at once as opposed to three sodas during three separate trips.<\/p>\n

–If we did well, tip us. Please.<\/strong> The staff of a restaurant typically makes an hourly wage below minimum wage. We depend on your tips to pay our rent.<\/p>\n

–Don\u2019t loiter!<\/strong> If the restaurant is busy and you\u2019ve finished your meal, please get a move on. We\u2019re losing precious tips and table space. Someone else could be sitting at that table and enjoying a meal instead of you sitting and chatting while ordering nothing.<\/p>\n

–Don\u2019t bite the hand that feeds you.<\/strong> Is something wrong with your food? The chances are that something got mixed up in communication between the kitchen staff and the wait staff. Being rude about the problem won\u2019t get a new dish to you any faster.<\/p>\n

–Don\u2019t play with your food.<\/strong> When you are at home, do you mush your food together on the plate when you\u2019re done eating? You wouldn\u2019t want to clean that up yourself, and neither would we.<\/p>\n

Tips from a Basketball referee:<\/span><\/p>\n

–Remember who controls the game.<\/strong> Yelling at a referee isn\u2019t going to help your case. While referees are supposed to be completely objective, having a coach screaming in his face isn\u2019t going to make a referee cut your team any slack. If you\u2019re going to scream at a referee, especially if it gets personal, expect calls to tighten up\u2026 on your team.<\/p>\n

–Trust us.<\/strong> We\u2019ve gone through training, read all the guidebooks, and most of us have played basketball for years. We probably know way more than you, and have been around the basketball court for quite a few years.<\/p>\n

–Thank us!<\/strong> Fans and coaches sure are eager to make sure everyone knows if a bad call is suspected. What if a referee does a fantastic job? We never hear about it. We don\u2019t get paid very much for running up and down a court all day while people yell at us, and thanks are very much appreciated.<\/p>\n

Tips from Salespeople:<\/span><\/p>\n

–Don\u2019t get mad if you fail the \u201cBuckle Challenge.\u201d<\/strong> Most sales associates are instructed by their managers to greet every single customer and ask if they need help. Just because you\u2019ve been in the store before doesn\u2019t mean that the next person won\u2019t have a question!<\/p>\n

–Pick up your clothes!<\/strong> Don\u2019t leave clothes in a pile on the floor of the dressing room. There are usually rails or baskets provided. At the end of our shifts, we hate finding a dressing room full of wadded-up clothes.<\/p>\n

–If you\u2019re honest, we\u2019ll try to cut you some slack.<\/strong> You have a coupon that expired yesterday? Depending on store policy, we\u2019ll try to help you out. If you\u2019ve switched tags to make your item less expensive, don\u2019t expect us to feel sorry for you.<\/p>\n

–Listen to what we have to say.<\/strong> Sometimes we\u2019re offering you legitimately good advice and deals just because we like helping people save money, not just to make commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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