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