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Monday, November 21, 2011

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Is 'Starbucks Restroom Attendant in Times Square' the worst possible job in the service industry?

Posted by Jonathan Bender on Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:30 AM

Bathroom attendant is a tough gig.
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I've thought for the past several years that the bathroom attendants in the Power & Light District might have the most thankless service-industry job in Kansas City. Inside the porcelain tile of the bathroom adjacent to the outdoor living room, there are plenty of men behaving badly, and courtesy (unlike the stunning array of mints usually available) is in short supply. Those two factors have always led me to think that the attendants who hold court there deserve some kind of hazard pay.

That said, I've got to believe that nothing could quite compare with being a Starbucks restaurant attendant in Times Square, a potential holiday position with the coffee giant that was unearthed by Gawker. When you combine a crush of humanity with the lack of public restrooms, the result is likely the bathroom of The Road or Trainspotting. On the bright side, minimum wage in New York is $7.25 per hour. So, yeah, there is no bright side. We've all had terrible jobs, but have you endured anything that could hold a candle to what would have to be the worst restaurant job on the books?

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Is this the Starbucks located next to Madison Square Garden, and across the street from The Penn Hotel?? That little place gets a freakin work out!! but i didnt see any restroom attendant during the daytime.

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Posted by c on 11/22/2011 at 12:56 PM

When the company you work for resembles what gets flushed, what more can be said?

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Posted by Wink Dinklemeyer on 11/22/2011 at 11:51 AM

I've never had a job that was consistently disgusting such as the one in the example. However, I worked at a grocery store for several years and about twice a month someone would go #2 in the bathroom sink. Thankfully I never had to clean it up.

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