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waiter

1. a man whose occupation is to serve at table, as in a restaurant
2. a tray or salver on which dishes, etc., are carried
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What does it mean when you dream about a waiter?

Unless we have actually had a job as a waitperson, dreaming about being a waiter or waitress can be a straightforward representation of the feeling that we are being made to wait on others. If we dream about being in the customer role, maybe we desire to be waited on.

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Within 24 hours Wahaca had announced they would be tightening up their policy on walkouts and that waiting staff would no longer have to pay any element of such bills, although if staff were complicit in the walkout this would be investigated.
A small gesture of [euro]1 to [euro]5 would be kindly received by waiting staff and tour guides.
per cent tip Tipping down under is discretionary, there are no rules and it is not expected as waiting staff get paid a relatively higher wage than those in other countries.
uk Bar and Waiting Staff Redcar Racecourse CGC Events has bar and waiting staff positions available for race days and various events within the conference and banqueting department.
It meant that waiting staff had to give PS30 to the restaurant in cash at the end of night, if they sold PS1,000 of food and drinks all evening.
She said: "This new legislation is good news for waiting staff as it provides a guarantee for their minimum wage.
From providing gourmet cuisine, friendly waiting staff, cool crockery and glassware through to styling your event with the latest home fashions, there's only THE One place to go.
It signals an end to owners hijacking tips to bring waiting staff wages up to the mimum pounds 5.73 an hour.
Diners will have their napkins laid, food served and wine poured by the well-known waiting staff at the event marking the hospice's 25th anniversary.
Anyone who tips waiting staff may be surprised to know that many employers are not passing on these rewards in full.
Fergal Dowling, partner and head of employment law at the Birmingham office of Irwin Mitchell, had taken up the cause following claims that some of Britain's biggest restaurant groups were using loopholes in the law to top up the earnings of waiting staff.
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