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Similarly I waited tables for 5 years. That experience has been a massive boost to putting myself in end users' shoes when designing systems.
by suzzer99 4y ago
Similarly I waited tables for 5 years. That experience has been a massive boost to putting myself in end users' shoes when designing systems.
- phpthrowaway99 4y agoI think any work that puts you in direct personal contact with thousands of people is going to be valuable. I sometimes used to think how fun being a waiter could be compared to car sales, because the interaction in nowhere near as tense and adversarial. In the best of sales, you quickly become and stay friendly with people, but the bottom 25% are mini wars and that beats on you after a while.
- suzzer99 4y agoYeah waiting tables almost always ends well. And there's something satisfying on a primal level about feeding people and watching them leave happy and full.
- zamfi 4y ago100% agree here -- and you don't necessarily need to "work" such a job! I volunteered at a farmers market for a couple years and it gave me a fantastic view of people outside my bubble.