For my ethnography paper I chose to study the life at local restaurant known as Mangos located on campus near Auburn avenue. The main focus of this ethnography is to compare the behaviors of the employees when the manager is present and not present in the restaurant. How does the behavior of each employee change when the manager is present, watching everybody, compared to when he/she is not present? Also I will be focusing on how hierarchy and gender roles play an important role at Mangos. Mangos is a small, independently owned restaurant located on the campus of GSU. They provide “the taste of the islands” in their wide assortment of foods. Ranging from everyday food such as burgers, hotdogs, etc. to jerk/curry chicken, pasta with jerk/curry shrimp and goat, Jamaican patty’s, and many more. While also providing cheap snacks, drinks, and even some entrees to the students of GSU. As you approach Mangos, you immediately get the sense of islands. When approaching, you can hear Caribbean music slowly getting louder and louder the faster you approach. This alone tells you …show more content…
The females tended to work jobs involving the distribution of food and manning the registers. Also one female employee would often be seen in the dining room. Just like any other restaurant the females do most of the work on the outside. During my observation I ordered a curry shrimp pasta and proceeded to my seat. In the “back of the house” there were all males working in the kitchen. Also one male could be seen working the all day/night bar. As I could see the the male employees prepare my food in the back, I could see the females prepare my necessities in the front such as utensils, napkins, etc. When I saw my order finally prepared, I found it odd to see it ran out to me by a female employee. Even though my order consisted of one entrée, I saw females running out orders to larger parties often comprised of four or
...n educated in class. The only new information I encounter is the discrimination towards customers and harassment. Knowledge on how corporation runs and the liability I have already learned in class. What I take out of this interview is that by operating a restaurant and providing service to customers, the owner should always keep the customer’s comfort in mind. Beside the customer, they also need to mind the environment as to how the employee should act with one another; where no one experience threatens or uncomfortable towards each other. I do hope however that in class we will cover harassment but with the limited schedule it won’t be allow. However, the matter on Employment Discrimination will be discussed which is also a big deal in the work industry. Even Nori Nori has a policy that provides equal opportunity towards all current employees and future employees.
Throughout The House on Mango Street Esperanza learns to resist the gender norms that are deeply imbedded in her community. The majority of the other female characters in the novel have internalized the male viewpoint and they believe that it is their husbands or fathers responsibility to care for them and make any crucial decisions for them. However, despite the influence of other female characters that are “immasculated”, according to Judith Fetterley, Esperanza’s experiences lead her to become a “resisting reader” in Fettereley’s terminology because she does not want to become like the women that she observes, stuck under a man’s authority. She desires to leave Mango Street and have a “home of her own” so that she will never be forced to depend on a man (Cisneros 108). During the course of the novel Esperanza eventually realizes that it is also her duty to go back to Mango Street “For the ones that cannot out”, or the women who do not challenge the norms (110). Esperanza eventually turns to her writing as a way to escape from her situation without having to marry a man that she would be forced to rely on like some of her friends do.
In the book House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza tries to defy women’s gender roles while others blindly follow them, or give into them. Many chapters in the book are about gender roles like “No Speak English” or “Linoleum Roses.” but one that stuck out to me is “Alesia Who See’s Mice.” After Alicia’s mother died, her father was depending on Alesia to spend the rest of her life behind a rolling pin, or in a factory, but she wants to go to college. She is defying her gender roles by studying for college but she is also forced to wake up early and make lunch for her working dad. So in some ways she is defying gender roles but she is also giving into them because she has to get up early to cook. “Two trains and a bus, because she doesn't want to spend her entire life behind a rolling pin.”(31-32). Esperanza is narrating how Alesia is constantly moving around from university to house to factory. So Alesia is doing her best to defy gender roles.
Pinchers’ is a true haven of Floridian atmosphere. Whether the canopy of inflatable parrots and rafts or the walls of island memorabilia ranging from autographs to record covers to pictures of fish, Pinchers’ welcomes the diner with a flare of Caribbean leisure and pleasure. The style remains very familiar, from the open kitchen where chefs concoct the food before the patrons to the paper-bag coverings flung over the tables. Drinks come in jars, napkins are found in the form of paper towels situated next to the tables, and salt is found within a beer bottle. This is truly a welcoming restaurant which calls to the deepest senses of salt, sand, and seawater located in the depths of the soul.
Besides, the difference in level between the restaurants of the blacks and the whites also reinforce the theme apartheid as it shows social and economic inequality between the blacks and the whites. There is different standard of
A better than average organization quality can be determined through the responsiveness which relates to the accommodation of the organization. One of the Starbucks Company 's destinations is give an agreeable and lively organization. Subsequently, labourers are required to quickly and correctly give whatever the customer picks. To energize snappy organization, Starbucks takes customer requests on a reliable reason. One agent takes the customer 's solicitation however the solicitation is prepared by another labourer. Meanwhile, the first illustrative is taking another customer 's solicitation. Customers in like manner get their own particular drinks while they are sitting tight for their supper. Subsequently, it saves the specialists ' the perfect open door for not get prepared refreshments or giving refills organization. This altogether truncates the holding up time and results productively. Undertaking acquaintance is critical with meet the target of hot beverages. Each illustrative is responsible for one commitment and basically must be based on the present workload so they will complete the vocation best. This rates up the serving time and prompts shocking organization. Starbucks gives Overall Preparing which is responsible for blueprint of overall get ready exercises, joining into diner get ready structures. Be that as it may, from having get ready in dealing with the foods things, labourers are moreover arranged well to give an OK organization. Persistently smiling, with respect to guests, and act pleasant are the demeanours that Starbucks underscore on so that the central organization essential is expert. Another standard to audit the way of organization is capacity, the having a place of required aptitudes and data to perform their organization. Agents are arranged and educated in master courses with the objective
Cilantro Tamales isn’t a typical Mexican restaurant. Upon entering you are immediately greeted with warm smiles, and are led to a bamboo chaired table with all sorts of hot sauces and other sizzling toppings to greet you. The air is filled with spices. The cinnamon and jalapeño aromas mingle and make the mood rich. Every dish on the menu seems delicious and it is always difficult to decide what to order. I always think that any dish which I don’t try gives me the excuse to come back again. Everyone who eats at Cilantro Tamales gets to have an unlimited amount of their fresh, homemade salsa with warm, salty tortilla chips. The thick chunks of tomatoes and onions with hot peppers and cilantro make a perfect combination for anyone’s taste buds. The waiters and waitresses carry immense trays burdened by the weight of great tasting meals, and each dish has enough on it to make mountains jealous. The delicious food is not the only reason Cilantro Tamales stands out. The restaurant itself is rich with culture and flavor. All the walls are a shade of bright yellow or sun burnt orange and red, which add to the Mexican feel. On the walls are historical black and white pictures of Mexico and its people which act as cultural memories of times past. The Latin and Mexican dance music can always be heard in the restaurant. I sometimes can’t help but move to its invigorating rhythm. An interesting facet to the restaurant is the hand crafted pottery.
Society set a standard many years ago that in a relationship, the woman depends on the man. In The House on Mango Street, woman tend to trust and not have power in relationships. Sandra Cisneros develops the theme that women are inferior to men. This is based on men’s view on power and women accepting their role through the motif of gender roles throughout the novella The House on Mango Street.
Ehrenreich didn’t want to be a waitress any more than some waitresses, but she did it for her research. Ehrenreich once stated that, “Waitres sing is also something I’d like to avoid, because I remember it leaving me bone-tired when I was eighteen.” (13). Her first job was at Hearthside, a restaurant in Key West, Florida. She was hired as a waitress, starting at $2.43 plus tips. She worked the afternoon shift. Hearthside was being managed by a West Indian man by name of Phillip. The management wasn’t the best. They treated their employees disrespectfully. At an employee meeting, they were threatened by the management. Ehrenreich stated, “I have not been treated this way-lined up in the corridor, threatened with locker searches, peppered with carelessly aimed accusation-since junior high school” (24). When they were just standing around, the manager would give them extra work to do. According to Ehrenreich, “You start dragging out each little chore because if the manager on duty catches you in an idle moment, he will give you something far nastier to do. So I wipe, I clean, consolidate catsups bottles and recheck the cheesecake supply, even tour the tables to make sure the customer evaluation is standing perkily.” (22). They were hired at Hearthside to serve the customers. There are twenty-six tables in the whole restaurant. All the food must be placed on the food trays; small items were to be carried in a bowl, and no refills on the lemonade (1...
and women working at a night bakery. The data from the survey, shows that women are more co-
These traditional roles and consequently women’s identities have been formed and maintained by the workplace, therefore understanding any gender differences in labor requires an examination in this light. Grant and Porter remind the researcher that the concepts of male and female are not independent relationships of the workplace, but have been strongly influenced and determined by the relationships of male and female in society at large.
On completion of this project I have learned that how operations and managements are implemented in the organization, where the company being leader in the food service industry.
Men are traditionally seen as being in the "supervisor" position in the home. They are the heads of the household, the breadwinners, and the women are behind the scenes, like the threads that hold everything together. The same can be said about the workplace. Men tend to hold administrative positions, while women usually have the positions that support the administrator. They are the secretaries and assistants that do the work for their male bosses and prepare things for them that later on only the administrator may receive credit for. " ‘Where,' asks the Englishman who is prominent in social welfare, 'are you're men? We see their names on the letter-heads of organizations, but when we go to international conferences, we meet almost entirely women.' 'Our men-oh, they are the chairmen of boards, they determine the financial policy of our agencies, but they leave the practice to women. They are too busy to go to conferences.'" (Mead 304).
However, not only the high quality standards of food affects the business, the staff who are presently providing the service are entitled to establishes him or her self with their tone (the sound of the voice), manner (the level of maturity), language and body language well enough to satisfy the customer and to make them appreciated of feeling more welcomed and values them as a proper customer. E.g. if a customer was about to speak the staff operating the till would say hello, may I take your order please,' and when their products are given Thank you and please come again.'
It was a Tuesday night at about 5;30 when I went to explore workplaces. Driving around conducting my thoughts on the best place to analyze work, I decided to go to Chili’s. Chili’s is located 2523 Grand Ave, Laramie, WY. Chili’s has a central location that draws many people days in and day out. On this night in particular, there were more people than usual. There were no wait, but the waitresses and waiters were running back and forth to get the tables set.