You ever work somewhere where sidework turns into The Hunger Games? At my last job, servers were literally racing to fold napkins, stock ketchup, or restock glassware just so they wouldn’t get stuck mopping or scrubbing baseboards at the end of the night. I once saw someone hide silverware just to dodge rolling duties. It’s funny now, but it made every closing shift tense. What’s the most ridiculous sidework dynamic you’ve seen?

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I’ve found the only fix is clear structure with rotating sidework charts and shared accountability.

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Definitely a better system than first come first serve for closing duties!

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