<p>I was just offered a position as an on campus cafeteria worker for the "best" cafeteria on campus (according to students I've talked to) and was wondering if anyone can tell me what it's like working at an on campus cafeteria/what to expect. I have worked as a waitress before...will it be like that? I get paid 7.50/hr on top of a meal allowance.</p>
<p>At our cafeterias, we had bussers and people who doled out servings; no waitresses. It could be different at your school, though.</p>
<p>The dining hall I worked at had a cashier at the door (me), people in back cooking and refilling stuff at the pasta and salad bars and people serving food in a lunch line sort of get up. No waitresses or anything like that.
We picked our schedule and positions the first week of classes. I hated it. Cashier was the easiest, but it paid less than state minimum wage and we had to pay for food. I didn’t, but I was supposed to, anyway.</p>
<p>It really depends on your school, but I worked in the dining hall at my school for the first two years and it was a pretty decent job. Not at all glamorous, but pretty easy, and because all first years who want to work on campus are required to work for dining services, it was a fantastic way to meet people. We had a variety of different jobs, ranging from checker (the person who swipes id cards at the door) to prep (usually chopping vegetables, sometimes other things) to general front workers (who cleaned the dining hall and refilled food) to dishroom (self-explanatory).</p>
<p>The student jobs at our caf our easier ones and they aren’t cooking.
- The person at the front door who swips your card to let you in and tells you, “No backpacks allowed”.
2)The person who stands on the foodline and refills the trays as they empty. (Our caf is self serve)
3)The person who get frozen yogurt from the machine because students can’t do it themselves because we will break the machine.</p>
<p>I work at one of my school’s dining courts. My job varies day to day. It could be keeping things full on the line, cooking easy things like scramble eggs or grilled cheese, making sure the pops and milks stay full, cleaning off trays/plates and/or loading or unloading the dishwasher, or hand washing the pots and pans that get used. Our door checkers and stockers are special jobs and if a student is one of those he or he only does that.</p>
<p>I’ve worked most of my two years at a dining hall in the freshman part of my campus and I’ve done several types of jobs. Depending on whatever day it is, you may be really busy and rushing to keep up with the sheer number of customers, or instead have little to do because of a lack of activity. Some tasks also require physical lifting, pushing, and/or pulling, so be ready for that.</p>
<p>My school doesn’t usually employ the student workers as cashiers. They dole out servings, make sandwiches, refill ice, refill the salad bar and condiments, clean up the dinning area and other similar tasks. They even have student managers. It’s a good job and it pays pretty well. A lot of my friends who are international students like it because the job is on campus and helps with food.</p>
<p>Back when I did it, the working conditions were pretty rough but not bad. You would either spend time prepping food, cleaning dishes or serving the people. Everyone I worked with wasn’t bad. Honestly it’s not the best job, but it’s money until you can land a better gig.</p>
<p>i did it for 2 years. washed dishes, clean kitchen/tables, cashieer, helped cooked. not the best job, but hey money is money</p>