service industry
Views My Own
Servers Deserve Every Penny They Make
Calls to abolish tipping do not consider the social and economic value of the practice.
Lori Fox
12.12.18
My First Time
The First Time I Was Paid for Sex
"I was motivated by a nagging curiosity, a voice in my head I couldn't tune out."
Kaytlin Bailey
7.6.18
10 Questions
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Cleaner
"The worst thing was walking into someone's flat and finding their dead father just lying on the floor."
Friederike Schütt
4.26.18
10 Questions
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Waitress
"A guest once poured champagne over her food and threw sushi around the restaurant. When I asked her what the problem was, she said, 'I've got so much money I could buy your life.'"
Rebecca Baden
2.27.18
crime
Protests Close Out Toronto Bar Where Owner and Employee Are Charged with Gang Sex Assault
Women yelled “We believe her” outside the front steps of College Street Bar, where a woman was allegedly drugged and trapped overnight.
Ebony-Renee Baker
1.28.17
Food
What Happens When Your Restaurant Side Gig Takes Over Your Life
It was supposed to be a part-time job while I focused on my career. That was five years ago.
Graham Isador
12.12.16
Vice Blog
Working in a High-End Salon Made Me Hate the Rich
And turned me into a monster.
VICE Staff
12.1.16
Stuff
Things You Learn Working Retail During the Holidays
Christmastime turns an already-awful job into an actual nightmare.
Alison Stevenson
12.15.15
Stuff
Happy Fucking Birthday, America
A Celebration of All the Sweet Shit That Makes America Fucking Rule
Megan Koester
7.4.14
Food
I’m Fugly, and I Won’t Be Your Waiter Tonight
The food industry employs 10 percent of the American workforce, and many restaurants are breaking anti-discrimination laws by requiring applicants to submit head shots—which means, if you're ugly, you might not get hired.
Tae Yoon
3.19.14
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