Part II: Research Paper The Short Story

Liz D'Angelo

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May 10, 2021

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Waitress:

• What were some of the fears you had about your job at the beginning of the pandemic before restaurants were shut down?
• How has the pandemic affected the way you do your job?
• Are there any examples of where you felt like your tip or wage would be affected by you enforcing Covid guidelines?
• What are some aspects of the social part of your job that have changed dramatically?
• How do you think the pandemic will affect your job as a restaurant worker in the future?
• What was a specific concerned you had about as being a waitress in the pandemic?

Manager: Brian

• What are some ways in which your job has changed since the pandemic started?
• How did the pandemic effect how you did your job?
• Do you think there are any things about the restaurant you would change in how they handled their response to the pandemic?
• How do you think post-pandemic life will affect your job as a restaurant worker?
• Are there any situations in which you had to strictly enforce Covid guidelines in the restaurant? If so, please give an example.

Owner: Marylin

• What is one part of your job that has been the most affected by the pandemic?
• What were some of the factors you took into consideration when reopening to the public for outdoor and indoor dining?
• What are some of the decisions you have to make about your restaurant now that you did not have to make prior to the pandemic?
• If you could respond differently to the pandemic, what is one thing you would consider adding to your restaurant if we were moved back into a state of lockdown?
• What were some of the hardest decisions you had to make in result of the pandemic about the restaurant?

Bartender:

• Would you consider your job very social? If so, what is one of the biggest aspects of your job that has been affected by the pandemic?
• What are some things you can no longer do while doing your job because of the pandemic?
• What are some things, if any, that you find easier about your job because of the pandemic?
• In one word, how would you describe your experience as a bartender both before and during the pandemic?
• What was a specific concern you had about being a bartender at the beginning of the pandemic?