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Food counter attendant

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If you like working around , can deal with and are neat and friendly, you probably have the to work as a counter attendant, at a , food concession or coffee shop. This is usually an entry level position for people with high school . takes place on the job and experienced will show you how to take an (Can I please get a cheeseburger?), prepare food and , and how to properly serve them (Thanks! OK.). You may have to clean up after and prepare the dining area for the next . You might also be trained to accept payments. That may mean using a cash-register or adding-machine to total the check. And make . The work can be tiring: be prepared to spend many hours on your feet. There can also be on the job, customers can be demanding and impatient. If food isn't served promptly and as specifically ordered, you may have to deal with customer . And since a good part of your pay may come from , you need to be able to keep a on your face, even after long hours of carrying and bending. This is a good for someone who needs flexible . You can probably work at night or on week-ends keeping week days clear to pursue other causes such as . You can also use this job as a first step towards a career in food services, one of America's largest industries

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If you like around food, can with pressure and are neat and friendly, you probably have the ingredients to as a counter attendant, at a cafeteria, food concession or coffee shop. This is usually an entry level position for people with high school degrees. Training takes place on the job and experienced workers will you how to take an order (Can I please get a cheeseburger?), food and beverages, and how to properly them (Thanks! OK.). You may have to after patrons and prepare the dining area for the next customer. You might also be trained to accept payments. That may mean a cash-register or adding-machine to total the check. And make change. The work can be tiring: be prepared to spend many hours on your feet. There can also be stress on the job, customers can be demanding and impatient. If food isn't promptly and as specifically ordered, you may have to with customer complaints. And since a good part of your pay may come from tips, you a smile on your face, even after long hours of carrying and bending. This is a good job for someone who flexible hours. You can probably work shifts at night or on week-ends week days clear to pursue other causes such as education. You can also this job as a first step towards a career in food services, one of America's largest industries

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If you like working around food, can deal with pressure and are and , you probably have the ingredients to work as a counter attendant, at a cafeteria, food concession or coffee shop. This is an entry level position for people with high school degrees. Training takes place on the job and workers will show you how to take an order (Can I please get a cheeseburger?), prepare food and beverages, and how to serve them (Thanks! OK.). You may have to clean up after patrons and prepare the dining area for the customer. You might also be trained to accept payments. That may mean using a cash-register or adding-machine to total the check. And make change. The work can be : be prepared to spend many hours on your feet. There can also be stress on the job, customers can be and . If food isn't served and as ordered, you may have to deal with customer complaints. And since a good part of your pay may come from tips, you need to be able to keep a smile on your face, even after hours of carrying and bending. This is a job for someone who needs hours. You can probably work shifts at night or on week-ends keeping week days to pursue other causes such as education. You can also use this job as a first step towards a career in food services, one of America's largest industries

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The job · Le métier

counter attendantemployé au comptoir
entry leveldébutant (poste)
high school degreebac, diplôme du lycée
trainingformation
pressurepression
shiftservice (période de travail)
flexible hourshoraires flexibles
complaintréclamation

Food, drinks and money · Repas, boissons et argent

beverageboisson
ordercommande
patronclient
cash registercaisse enregistreuse
checkaddition
changemonnaie
tippourboire

Verbs · Les verbes

deal withgérer
take an orderprendre une commande
serveservir
clean upnettoyer, débarrasser
be trainedêtre formé
make changerendre la monnaie
keep a smilegarder le sourire
pursuepoursuivre

Adjectives and adverbs · Adjectifs et adverbes

neatsoigné
friendlyaimable
experiencedexpérimenté
tiringfatigant
demandingexigeant
usuallyhabituellement
properlycorrectement
promptlyrapidement
Careful! change = la monnaie (make change = rendre la monnaie). check (US) = bill (UK) = l'addition. A patron is a customer, not the boss!

Next: words: the job →

The job: drag each English word next to its French translation.

  1. horaires flexibles
  2. réclamation
  3. bac, diplôme du lycée
  4. pression
  5. employé au comptoir
  6. formation
  7. débutant (poste)
  8. service (période de travail)

Next: words: the service →

Food, drinks and money: drag each English word next to its French translation.

  1. caisse enregistreuse
  2. pourboire
  3. monnaie
  4. commande
  5. boisson
  6. addition
  7. client

Next: words: verbs →

Verbs: drag each English word next to its French translation.

  1. poursuivre
  2. être formé
  3. servir
  4. rendre la monnaie
  5. prendre une commande
  6. gérer
  7. nettoyer, débarrasser
  8. garder le sourire

Next: words: adjectives & adverbs →

Adjectives and adverbs: drag each English word next to its French translation.

  1. fatigant
  2. habituellement
  3. expérimenté
  4. aimable
  5. rapidement
  6. exigeant
  7. correctement
  8. soigné

Next: test yourself →

No help this time! Write the English word.

formation →
commande →
boisson →
caisse enregistreuse →
monnaie →
fatigant →
exigeant →
pourboire →
garder le sourire →
réclamation →
horaires flexibles →
servir →

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