Sarah Beth,
This community is about 95% females. I can just taste the perfume covered in a layer of cigarette smoke when I step thought the double-glass doors that seem to always be covered in finger prints no matter how many times I clean them. I want to observe it further than I already to and share what I have learned about this twister business called "Pete's" I find it so fake how all the woman there make such a great effort to present themselves as well rounded polite ladies when in all reality there back-stabbing low life's which only purpose is too make enough that night to pay the rent like some cheap hooker on the streets. I know I should cure in this writing but if you were the only one there that actually had a future and was surrounded by vicious woman who loath the very fact that you getting out and that place is only a stepping stool to something better and more meaningful. This is there career, there life, for me it's a part time job that helps pay for a small fraction of college. I will soon no longer have to surround myself with this place for I have just received word that I was hired for another job. I will not only give you reporting from the center booth in the middle of the bar but also tell you of my time on the clock and stories of what I went through so that you may understand why I hate this place so much.
Here are just three of my many questions about this world of drama and food:
1. Why is it that woman are so harsh for no reason at all?
2. Is there really a method to being fake?
3. Why does Pete's participate in so much shady things?
I will answer all of these questions and so much more once I begin investigating more. The weird part of all of this is that I have been observing this place for so long not just for this assignment but just because I'm so curious of why this place has so many secrets. I will be telling the lives of many of Pete's workers and why there so interesting to me I will not name names or tell where the location is of this restaurant if you would feel more comfortable I can also referee to Pete's as something else. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.
Amanda Elizabeth
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Amanda,
I am so intrigued already. What a complicated position you seemed to have been in during your time at Pete's. The issue of "fakeness" is close to my heart, not to mention the complicated interrelationships and practices involved in the food service industry. I can't wait to read more! I think you're biggest challenge is harassing your energy and passion; not letting your strong opinions get in the way of effective research, but using them to your advantage as you write (especially about your own personal experiences there).
It certainly does sound like you've been observing this place and the issues it has for a long time, and I'm glad you're taking this opportunity to further explore this interest. I am so glad you are thinking of ethical issues like whether or not to use the names of the people or restaurant. We can further discuss these and other issues during your conference and any other time. In terms of textual, academic research, this may be a challenge for you too. I'm wonder if journals about psychology or social interactions or gender issues would be a possible place to search for sources, or maybe articles about other restaurant practices (especially ones that are shady). Anyway, it all sounds great, and you are right to wait until you've started observing to try and answer these questions and develop some more. I am excited about your project!
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