In all my years of losing things, one thing I've never lost is my ATM card. Habitually, I cancel my ATM card, which is also a Visa debit, once every couple of years to prevent identity theft by reporting it lost. Today, though, I reported it lost for the first time for real. I believe I left it in the ATM machine right next to Vagabond Theater in Fells Point.
Speaking of the Fells Point, yesterday was the grand re-opening of the restaurant where I work. Part of the night was serving VIPs from various media around the Baltimore/Washington area, and apparently there will be some big writeups, and here's hoping everything goes well. Last night seemed to be a success.
I expected to make a couple hundred dollars last night, though, and ended up walking with zero. No one paid for anything, so there was no tips. Hopefully, someone will make it fair tonight when I head in. I did work for nearly 11 hours straight there, though I must admit a fair amount of it was spent dancing towards the end. If someone plays "Groove Is In the Heart," I really can't hold myself back. My aching foot is killing me so far this morning, though, but it was worth it.
I have a huge stack of grading to get through, and I now turn my attention to that.
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sorry, but that is BULLSH*T. I went to Roy's before it opened; I had a friend who worked in PR and they did a comp thing for the media to "work out the kinks" (read: we give you a free meal and you forgive our novice blunders.)
The bill WOULD have come to $300 for 5 of us. We tipped $60, which would have been 20%.
You don't not tip b/c you're comped. I hoped they paid you hourly, at least.
No one got served, though. I bartended at an open bar. Everything else was just buffet or walk around with trays.
I did get paid hourly, and I'm hoping for more than usual. I don't know, though.
- EiB
#1 - You need to elastic band yourself to your keys, wallet, cards, and cell phone.
#2 - When "everything is free" is when people are supposed to be tipping very well. You should absolutely talk to your boss - "Um, look here..."
Every now and then, when I work an inside shift at the Indy or the Franchise, I always get a little extra cash at the end of the night to help comp me for the deliveries I've missed out on.
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