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November 17, 2020

Adam Brown

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November 17, 2020

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  1. WELCOME IN! Welcome! Today you will be playing a game.

    This game is designed to get you through a typical situation on the job, and maybe some not so typical situations. The restaurant industry is fast paced and sometimes stressful, so you must be prepared. This game is designed to test your decision making with a point value system. The better decisions you make the better your score. Keep track and check your score at the end, if you don’t get that raise you’re looking for come back and try again! Don’t worry, before we throw you in, we’ll give you the basics.
  2. HERE WE GO! It is your first day. You are

    a little nervous, but who isn’t on their first day, right? You are ready, willing, and excited. You also happen to be a very ambitious person. Most people don’t usually get a raise on their first day, but you’re not most people. That’s the goal. Get in, make an impact, show your amazing customer service and hospitality skills, and get out with some cash.
  3. RESTAURANT 101 The two most important things to the restaurant

    employee are The Customer and Your Boss. Your two main objectives should be to make the customer happy and have a better experience and make your boss happy by making his/her job easier. If the customer is happy and has a good experience they will most likely come back. That means more money for you, and more business for your boss who is In turn also happier which makes life easier on all the employees. Employers want to have more people around that make their job easier, not less. If you prove that you are this type of worker that means more hours, more freedom, and more money. In any problematic situation it is important to use the STAR method STAR stands for I’m Sorry, Thank You for bringing that to my attention, take Action, and Recovery. It is also important to Report the situation to a manager.
  4. SITUATION 1 You come across an unhappy customer that is

    getting Increasingly agitated. They are complaining about cold food. What do you do?
  5. SITUATION 1 ANSWERS 1. You Ignore them 2. You use

    the STAR method 3. You listen but do nothing 0 Pts 2 Pts 1 Pt
  6. SITUATION 2 You have a customer ask for a sweet

    tea. You know that you are out of sweet tea at the moment. What is the best course of action?
  7. SITUATION 2 ANSWERS 1. Ask if there is something 2.

    Say sorry we’re out then 3. Apologize and give else you can get them wait for a different drink alternative options while you make more tea order 2 Pts 0 Pts 1 Pts
  8. SITUATION 3 You see a customer with their hands full

    at a restaurant where you carry your own food to your table. She has her baby and is about to carry her food. How can you help?
  9. SITUATION 3 ANSWERS 1. Ask to help by carrying 2.

    Provide moral support 3. Ask to help by carrying the baby the food 1 Pts 0 Pts 2 Pts
  10. SITUATION 4 You have a customer with food allergies ask

    you about the contents of a certain menu item. You’re not sure about the answer. What do you do?
  11. SITUATION 4 ANSWERS 1. Get your Manager 2. Look it

    up for them 3. Give it your best guess 2 Pts 1 Pts 0 Pts (When dealing with allergies it is always best to involve a manager)
  12. SITUATION 5 ANSWERS 1. Place the “wet floor” sign 2.

    Tell someone else about it 3. Mop and “wet floor sign” over the spill, and let the sun do the rest 0 Pts 1 Pts 2 Pts
  13. SITUATION 6 ANSWERS 1. It was obviously a tip 2.

    Go let the customer know 3. Get a manager they overpaid 0 Pts 2 Pts 1 Pts
  14. SITUATION 7 Hostile Customers. This section will be more training

    focused rather than score focused. Sometimes in the restaurant industry you will come across a hostile customer. It is important to do what you can to help or diffuse the situation, but it is never your responsibility, and is always smart to involve a manager.
  15. SITUATION 7 PART TWO The video linked below is obviously

    an exaggeration and is meant to be funny, but it is also a good example of an employee keeping his cool while trying to diffuse a situation. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/qswjaM5yCro
  16. VIDEO DISCUSSION The waiter in the Key & Peele video

    does an amazing job of handling a crazy situation. He probably should’ve involved a manager after that second interaction with Meegan, especially after the bodily harm threats. All in all that guy seemed like a great employee. He even goes above and beyond to try to stop Andre from making a terrible life decision.
  17. SITUATION 8 Congratulations! You made it through your first day,

    but now its day 2 and you are running late. What should you do?
  18. SITUATION 8 ANSWERS 1. Hurry 2. Call in Sick 3.

    Call/Text Boss 1 Pt 0 Pts 2 Pts
  19. SITUATION 9 You get a phone call from a customer

    wanting to make a large reservation. You know that it will probably be ok for the date and time they are requesting, but you need to double check with the manager. The problem is that your manager is busy What do you do?
  20. SITUATION 9 ANSWERS 1. Ask to call back or put

    them on 2. Book it yourself 3. Interrupt your manager Hold until manager is available 2 Pts 0 Pts 1 Pts
  21. SITUATION 1O Congratulations! You moved to Nashville with the intention

    Of starting your music career, and your big break just happened. This is great news, but sadly you'll have to give up the restaurant job you’ve been at for the past year. How do you handle this?
  22. SITUATION 10 1. You turn in a 2. you walk

    out mid shift 3. Let your boss know two weeks notice because you’re gone anyway a couple days before you’re done 2 Pts 0 Pts 1 Pts
  23. WHEEL OF MORALITY TURN TURN TURN… Hopefully the lesson you

    have come away with through this training is a confidence that you can handle this job. The restaurant business is so fast paced that sometimes you don’t even know something was wrong at all. As long as you have your head on a swivel and make good choices you will be fine. Speaking of good decision making lets tally up those points…
  24. FINAL SCORES! 0 - 5 That was rough… 6 -

    12 Not bad. Could have gone better, but could have gone worse. Get back in there and try again. 13 -18 You did Fantastic! You definitely earned that raise. Good work.