Orwell Once Washed Dishes

Down and Out in Paris and London is a great read to get an accurate account of what the labor conditions were like in a hotel/restaurant in the 1920's.  Eric Blair (Orwell's real name) worked as a porter in Parisian Hotels & Restaurants for a short time.  This book, literally, helped me get a grip on the stench and rats of the restaurant business.  Sanitation back then was gruesome!  If you don't want to wash , you've got to start at the bottom, constantly learn, work hard, and read this book. 

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