busser
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Korsmo said she has appealed to lawmakers’ own restaurant-industry histories, like Senate Majority Leader John Thune, whose first job was as a busser at a South Dakota restaurant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Making sure customers have ice water is one of the key jobs of a restaurant busser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
Young women, single mothers and immigrants make up most of the hospitality industry’s server, runner and busser workforce, said Sekou Siby, chief executive and president of the worker-led nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Centers United.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022
As I worked my way through restaurants, graduating from a busser to a server, bartender, manager and even a grill cook a few times, I always had my eye on writing about food.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
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
“Even the bussers were makin’ crazy guap, crazy cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
At the end of each shift at Cafe Juanita, servers reconcile sales and tip percentages to different support staff: food runners, bussers, bartenders, etc.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
“TI employees, including managers, waitstaff and bussers, are tasked with reminding guests to follow procedure for the safety of everyone on property. We take the security of our employees and guests very seriously.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 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
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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