remon @ remon @ani.social

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Thousand Foot Krutch, Skillet.

I don't think a shitty taste in movies is a moral value.

So the contribute just as much as the paywalled article link. Seems fair.

Hosting your own instance is not option for the majority of people.

So basically the electoral college? No thanks.

Just sort by new.

There is plenty that had a completly unsuspecting family, wife, children and all.

Dunno, seems like a solid recommendation, those are the two weekly HBO shows I watch.

Why not? Some serial killers could do it for decades.

Acting.

First, you have to memorize the menu backwards and forwards. Not just the items, but also the ingredients and the cooking techniques [...]

The servers in the local resurant here have a small tablet and can just look this up on the fly. No need to memorize anything. Not quite sure about the allergens, but that could easily be solved with software.

I can see how this could be a required skillset for a waiter in a super high-class restaurant where it would add to the prestige and professionalism, but in a average restuarant I'm totally fine with the waiter having a look at the tablet before answering a question about the menu.

Second, you have to be a salesman. You need to be able to know how to convince people to buy something that they may not have considered buying when they walked through the door, and you have to know that they will not only thank you for it in the end, but financially reward you for it.

I guess being annoying is a skill. But I absolutly fucking hate when people do that. The job is to take the order, not suggest one.

Again, outside of super-fancy restaurants, I'd think that's actually quite inappropriate.

Third, you have to be cool under pressure. [...] You’ll also be talked down to by customers, yelled at by cooks, burned by hot plates, sexually harassed by both customers and coworkers

So the skill to cope with a shitty work environment. I'm not trying to diminish that, it's a serious skill. But also one that is require in almost every job these days. But I guess it's particularly important in the gastronomie, I give you that one.

Fourth, you need to be able to get along with everyone, or at least be such a convincing liar that Ted Bundy would be impressed with your sociopathic people skills. [...]

Disagree.

The entire fake-friendly act with a fake-smile is a very annoying American thing. Your job is to take the order and bring the food. After that I really don't want to hear anything else but "Enjoy your meal" and "Was everything alright?". Talkative waiters are the worst.

Plex. All my stuff is on there :)

Can you talk me through the experiment setup to measure or observe that morality? I'd like to confirm it.

Fair enough.

I agree. Having people's compensation rely on tips is a very problematic mindet. Glad we don't have that here.

You mean the non-American? Indeed.

The waiters here carry a little tablet that contains the menu, can store orders and even does the maths in case you want to split-pay at the end.

That leaves being "somewhat sociable" as the remaining skill. True ... I definitly couldn't do that. I'd probably throw a drink at an annoying customer after a few days.

Like what?

They carrying of a lot of plate at once sure looks impressive, but I'm sure most people could learn that technique in a day or two. What else is there?

Again, depends on your definition of skill.

I would not classify the ability to grab, lift or carry as a "skill" in terms of labour. You are hired to do work. But if basically any able-bodied person could do the work, it doesn't require skill.

Well, that just changes the meaning of the word "skilled" to be the same as "hired" which is a bit pointless since we already had a word for that. And now we need a new one ... like "no-qualification labour".

I agree. Both are correct.