Sunday, December 1, 2013

What Is A Busboy?

By George Dodson


Sampling restaurants can be a fun endeavour. You get to select from an array of eateries where you want to go according to what you feel like eating. The wait staff warmly receives you and caters to your every need. You can request for a tumbler of water or an additional napkin or two; they are there for the sole purpose of serving you. After having your meal, you gather your items, put aside a tip and ride home. Your expedition has come to a close. Someone else?s voyage however, is just starting. Someone has to be at the ready to clean up after you to make it pleasant for the forthcoming customer. The person in charge of this is the busboy.

In both large and small restaurants, there is usually staff required to clean up after each customer and help the restaurant staff if and when they need it.

?Bussing? is not an uncommon vocation in the United States. The ?busser,? as they are colloquially referred to sometimes, may bring drinks and snacks to the table even before the person makes a request. They may assist in the serving of food if necessary.

?Bussers? in general receive insufficient pay. They rely on the tips they receive a day to supplement their meager fixed weekly or hourly income.

Small eateries like diners feature busboys carrying boxes in which used or new cutlery are heaped in. In upscale restaurants, dishes are carried one by one. This is a painstaking process that is comparatively time-consuming but which helps maintain the image portrayed by these finer restaurants.

A number of celebrities have worked as busboys when they were young to make money.

Before he was an actor, Al Pacino was famous.

Alec Baldwin ?bussed? at a restaurant in New York.

Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh was also a busboy in Parker House Hotel in Boston.

Jon Stewart worked as one in a restaurant serving Mexican food.

Johnny Depp, well known for his role as ?Captain Jack Sparrow? in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise, was a busboy prior to his acting career.

The next time you are out at your favorite restaurant, perhaps you ought to keep in mind that if the place looks scintillating, it is for the reason that the busboys that toil to maintain it. They deserve a little extra in tips; something you ought to consider as it is how they make their living. After all, you never know; maybe, just maybe, one of them will become famous and remember you for your token of gratitude.




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