busser
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“Some months it was even slower than Covid,” said the 63-year-old, who came to the U.S. in 1982 and worked his way up from busser at a local country club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
We ordered ourselves dinner and once again we intervened with the busser and hid them behind a couch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
I started as a busser; clearing plates, filling waters, bringing out salads.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
When their community college shut down last year, Angel lost his job as a restaurant busser.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
Emily Ekelund, a former employee, started working as a busser at Joe Beef in 2011, and was eventually promoted to bartender.
From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019
“These dudes were bussers, bouncers and managers in the clubs and they were making crazy cash,” Jesse said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
He already let some employees go and launched a fundraiser to help support the restaurant’s waiters, bussers and kitchen staff.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2020
Many of those solid-wage workers began as low-wage bussers or dish washers because low-wage jobs were allowed.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2016
It’s illegal for employers to require tip-pooling, even though tipped staffers often share tips voluntarily with untipped employees like hosts, bussers, dishwashers and cooks.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2013
Between the other bussers side-eyeing my sudden elevated status and the sad-faced out-of-towners asking if the rumor about Fireball was true, I couldn’t hear a word of what Sadie and Max had to say.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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