Why is getting a server job so hard lately? I got screwed over at my summer job when paychecks started bouncing, and now I'm almost broke. I've been applying everywhere but keep getting ghosted, or they pull a bait and switch at the interview. I'm in a tourist town, so there should be jobs, right?

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Have you tried looking into retail? If nobody is hiring servers, it might be worth at least trying to get a job at a grocery store or a retailer for the holidays.

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It helps to be in a tourist town but it's also helpful if it's tourist season, which it may or may not be the case. And it's just a lousy job market in general, it seems like a lot of places don't want to do any hiring until they get more confidence in the economy. And there's no telling when that could happen. Let's hope 2026 sees a turnaround.

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