Buspersons clear dishes, refill drinks, and keep the dining area neat.
Eating out is often described as a luxury. After all, it can sometimes feel like more work to cook a meal, clear the table, and do the dishes. This is doubly true after a day of overtime at work. Sometimes it is just worth it to pay extra to have someone else cook a wonderful dish for you and whisk your empty plate away when you are finished.
Buspersons help to make dining in restaurants and cafeterias a pleasant experience. They set tables with dishes, napkins, silverware, glassware, and condiments. They make sure that dining areas are stocked with enough of these items so that they can be replaced as the day goes by.
In restaurants, buspersons walk through the dining area and refill glasses of water and cups of coffee. When the meal is finished, buspersons clear dishes, silverware, and glasses away. They wipe tables and seats clean for the next party. Buspersons may also help waiters and waitresses serve large orders. In addition, they may provide basic service when the waiter or waitress is unavailable.
Buspersons who work in cafeterias do all tasks listed above, plus a few others. They also make sure that serving counters are well-stocked and tidy. They make sure that there are enough serving trays. They may help customers take trays to their tables. Sometimes they also run cash registers.