1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a cafe server do? |
|
 What field is your job in?
food service
|
|
What is your job title?
cafe server
|
|
Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
I work for Barnes and Noble Booksellers. It is a large nationwide bookstore chain.
|
|
How long have you been employed in this position?
four months.
|
|
How many hours do you work a week on average?
about 35
|
|
Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
prepare cafe foods and beverages and ring up customer orders.
|
|
What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
i think about $8,000. but i was not working in this job at the time.
|
|
What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
12000
|
|
Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
|
|
Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
absolutely not.
|
|
|
2. Work environment! |
|
Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
yes, i do work with others on a daily basis. i can tolerate my coworkers, but working with, or should i say as a slave to, customers, is the most abhorred part of my job and my life. i have no respect for 95% of them, and this is because they do not treat me with any respect whatsoever. i consider this not only a personal offense, but also an indicator of a disgusting, depressing attitude of obliviousness and unearned entitlement in most of the people i encounter.
|
|
Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
|
|
Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
|
|
Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
I work in a server aisle, behind a counter in a cafe, all day long.
|
|
Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
-
1 Income
-
2 Work Environment - co-workers
-
3 Work Environment - supervisors
-
7 Benefits
-
5 Hours
-
4 Level of responsibility
-
6 The actual "work" you do at your job
-
8 Job Title
|
|
3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
|
If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
fill out a paper application, which one can pick up at any barnes and noble customer service counter.
|
|
What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
a person should have basic change-making skills and, ideally, skills in dealing with customers/extremely stupid people.
|
|
Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
no. although someone who is intelligent will obviously do the job better and faster than someone who is not.
|
|
What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
don't take it home with you.
|
|
In order to view the remaining sections of this questionnaire please
SIGN IN
or
REGISTER HERE or 
|
