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|supervisors          = [[Chef]], [[Bartender]], Sous-Chef, [[Head of Personnel]]
|supervisors          = [[Chef]], [[Bartender]], Sous-Chef, [[Head of Personnel]]
|subordinates        = None
|subordinates        = None
|responsibilities    = Greet and seat people, take orders for the Kitchen, and then bring them their food and drink.
|responsibilities    = Greet and seat people, take orders for the Kitchen, and then bring customers their food and drink. Beg for tips.
|guides              = [[Food and Drinks]]
|guides              = [[Food and Drinks]]
}}
}}


Often found wearing a snappy uniform and carrying trays of food and drink, the '''Waiter''' is a latejoin [[Jobs#Job of the Day|Job of the Day]] that is only available on Wednesdays. They are comparable to the Sous-Chef in that their purpose is to make the [[Chef]] and [[Bartender|Bartender's]] jobs easier by helping them manage the cafeteria. The key difference though is that they are meant to focus on the front of the house by serving as part host, part server, part sommelier, and part busboy. In short, helping the Chef run the cafeteria like an actual restaurant. In reality, though, their real purpose is to be vocally abused by [[Traitor|ingrates]] and the Chef for every [[Murder|little thing]] that happens during the meal. The Waiter's access to the [[Kitchen]] and [[Bar]] means that they can easily coordinate with the Chef and ferry food out to the restaurant floor. Plus, it allows for you to learn [[Food and Drinks|how to cook and mix drinks]] in a less demanding role than regular Chef and Bartender.
Often found wearing a snappy uniform and carrying trays of food and drink, the '''Waiter''' is a latejoin [[Jobs#Job of the Day|Job of the Day]] that is only available on Wednesdays. They are somewhat like the Sous-Chef, but instead of helping the Chef cook food, the Waiter is meant to serve the front of the house. Part host, part sommelier, part busboy, part deliveryboy, they serve as the first line of defense between an irate customer and an irate [[Chef]] or [[Bartender]]. Although, in reality, most Waiters usually just hang around the cafeteria and take the time to learn how to make drinks or food in a somehow more relaxed setting then the regular kitchen jobs.  


== Waiting On A Promotion ==
Historically, the job was added alongside the Sous-Chef in 2014 as one of the first gimmick jobs. Once the [[Mail Courier]] was promoted to full time, the Waiter took it's spot as Wednesday's job of the day. There was even once talk of making Waiters and Sous-Chef full time to acompany a possible Department of Catering, although that ended up never coming to frution... <strike>yet</strike>.
The Waiter has a <strike>very</strike> <strike>somewhat</strike> almost interesting history, as it started out as a common gimmick for [[Head of Personnel|HoPs]] to give to wandering, bored, [[Staff Assistant|Staff Assistants]]. Eventually, it was added as a gimmick job (alongside it's cousin-in-arms Sous-Chef) in 2014 so anybody could easily become a waiter if they wanted. When the [[Mail Courier]] was promoted to full-time, Waiter took it's place as Wednesday's Job Of The Day.


In early 2020, talks of a "Catering Department" began, the idea being to bring Botany and the Kitchen together into one new department. It would've involved subtantial additions to botany and even a new Head of Catering. But more relevantly, it would've brought Sous-Chef and Waiter to roundstart status. Despite getting a good amount of progress made, it ended up quietly shuttering due to unfortunate personal issues alongside concerns about the Head of Catering making the Head of Personnel somehow have less responsiblities. And with it's death, so did the Waiter's chance to finally get minimum wage.
== Dead Hours ==
 
Even if the Chef and Bartender aren't ignoring you, and the kitchen is actually accepting custom orders, you might have trouble finding people to wait on, especially on Classic servers without [[Getting_Started#RP_Mechanics|motives]]. Or maybe the kitchen isn't listening to your orders and the bar is empty. Consider the following to stave off the boredom:
Today, Waiters are still the Job of the Day for Wednesday, and on days that aren't Wednesday, stuff like waistcoats and butler suits can be brought from the [[Foods and Drinks#Catering Apparel|catering clothing vendor]] for Chefs and Bartenders running gimmicks, or maybe the odd staffie looking for a <strike>purpose in life</strike> tips like they did all those years ago.
* Find busy people hungry at workplaces and offer to deliver food to them.
* Run the ice cream cart for once.
* Set cuterly at every table and make sure the [[cafeteria]] isn't a complete mess. Or even do a total revamp of the cafeteria if your bosses didn't call dibs on a remodel.
* Be the Sous-Chef equivalant to the Bartender (A bar-back?) and make easy drinks such as Triple Citrus or Rum and Cokes while they create the perfect Discount Dan Cocktail.
* Fetch weird ingredients for your bosses.
* Describe the random crap the [[Chef]] tends to make in the most flowery and sophisticated langauge possible.
* Offer to season food for the customers. More pepper, sir?


== Customer Disservice ==
== Customer Disservice ==
Antagonist Waiters are few and far between due to their nature as a latejoin role, and certain antagonists such as [[Werewolf]] or the [[Grinch]] they can never be. That said, you have access to chem equipment so, really, the only limit to the atrocities you can commit is your [[Chemicals#Saxitoxin|imagination]] [[Chemicals#Glowing Slurry|and]] [[Chemicals#Chlorine Trifluoride|determination]]. Plus, much like most gimmick jobs, you have a tendency to fly under the radar and most people wouldn't notice a missing waiter if they were farting in their face. So feel free to give the [[Captain]] five diseases in one burger and dissapear, leaving your boss in hot water. Syringes, after all, is easy to come by and most people would blame the person who made the food quicker than the person who delivered it. You also naturally have easy access to kitchen tools such as knives, cleavers, and rolling pins so you aren't hurting for weapons either.
Antagonist Waiters are few and far between due to their nature as a latejoin role, and certain antagonists such as [[Werewolf]] or the [[Grinch]] they can never be. That said, as a gimmick job, they tend to easily fly under the radar, and most Chefs or Bartenders won't miss their absence. It's really easy as a result to be anonymous; most people wouldn't catch your name if you farted in their face. Plus, as a part of the kitchen staff, they have easy access to chem equipment, meaning that a patient and knowledgeable Waiter (or one with the [[Chemicals#Poisons_and_Toxic_Shit|right wiki page]]) can really put out a world of hurt, and then blame everything on their boss. Waiters also tend to have easy access to some robust weaponry, such as knives and rolling pins.
Traiter Waiters do get access to the [[Syndicate Items#Syndicate Hot Dog Cart|Hot Dog Cart]] and the [[Syndicate Items#Hotdog Bomb|Hotdog Grenades]], so you have everything ready to go on a sausauge-themed rampage. Or just feel free to buy a [[Syndicate Items#Shotgun Box|shotgun]] and show those [[Security Officer|ungrateful]] [[Clown|bastards]] what a real tip looks like.
Traiter Waiters in particular do get access to their boss's [[Syndicate Items#Syndicate Hot Dog Cart|Hot Dog Cart]] and the [[Syndicate Items#Hotdog Bomb|Hotdog Grenades]], so you have everything ready to go on a sausauge-themed rampage. Or just feel free to buy a [[Syndicate Items#Shotgun Box|shotgun]] and show those [[Security Officer|ungrateful]] [[Clown|bastards]] what a real tip looks like.


== Supplementary Video ==
== Supplementary Video ==
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C8nl8eBoq0</youtube>
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wGeSxrzH1c</youtube>


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Revision as of 20:24, 12 June 2025

CIVILIAN DEPARTMENT
Waiter

Waiter
Difficulty: Easy
Requirements: None
Access Level: Kitchen, Bar
Additional Roleplay Access Level: None
Supervisors: Chef, Bartender, Sous-Chef, Head of Personnel
Subordinates: None
Responsibilities: Greet and seat people, take orders for the Kitchen, and then bring customers their food and drink. Beg for tips.
Guides: Food and Drinks


Often found wearing a snappy uniform and carrying trays of food and drink, the Waiter is a latejoin Job of the Day that is only available on Wednesdays. They are somewhat like the Sous-Chef, but instead of helping the Chef cook food, the Waiter is meant to serve the front of the house. Part host, part sommelier, part busboy, part deliveryboy, they serve as the first line of defense between an irate customer and an irate Chef or Bartender. Although, in reality, most Waiters usually just hang around the cafeteria and take the time to learn how to make drinks or food in a somehow more relaxed setting then the regular kitchen jobs.

Historically, the job was added alongside the Sous-Chef in 2014 as one of the first gimmick jobs. Once the Mail Courier was promoted to full time, the Waiter took it's spot as Wednesday's job of the day. There was even once talk of making Waiters and Sous-Chef full time to acompany a possible Department of Catering, although that ended up never coming to frution... yet.

Dead Hours

Even if the Chef and Bartender aren't ignoring you, and the kitchen is actually accepting custom orders, you might have trouble finding people to wait on, especially on Classic servers without motives. Or maybe the kitchen isn't listening to your orders and the bar is empty. Consider the following to stave off the boredom:

  • Find busy people hungry at workplaces and offer to deliver food to them.
  • Run the ice cream cart for once.
  • Set cuterly at every table and make sure the cafeteria isn't a complete mess. Or even do a total revamp of the cafeteria if your bosses didn't call dibs on a remodel.
  • Be the Sous-Chef equivalant to the Bartender (A bar-back?) and make easy drinks such as Triple Citrus or Rum and Cokes while they create the perfect Discount Dan Cocktail.
  • Fetch weird ingredients for your bosses.
  • Describe the random crap the Chef tends to make in the most flowery and sophisticated langauge possible.
  • Offer to season food for the customers. More pepper, sir?

Customer Disservice

Antagonist Waiters are few and far between due to their nature as a latejoin role, and certain antagonists such as Werewolf or the Grinch they can never be. That said, as a gimmick job, they tend to easily fly under the radar, and most Chefs or Bartenders won't miss their absence. It's really easy as a result to be anonymous; most people wouldn't catch your name if you farted in their face. Plus, as a part of the kitchen staff, they have easy access to chem equipment, meaning that a patient and knowledgeable Waiter (or one with the right wiki page) can really put out a world of hurt, and then blame everything on their boss. Waiters also tend to have easy access to some robust weaponry, such as knives and rolling pins. Traiter Waiters in particular do get access to their boss's Hot Dog Cart and the Hotdog Grenades, so you have everything ready to go on a sausauge-themed rampage. Or just feel free to buy a shotgun and show those ungrateful bastards what a real tip looks like.

Supplementary Video

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