So what's the deal? Are you employing yourself through CL?
NO and YES
NO
While these gigs are indeed paid,
this project is just for fun. It's a way for me to satisfy my passions for adventure and storytelling, with a cash bonus.
YES
While I am in between stints living abroad, I am, from time to time, employed by a lovely french bistro in Bayview, Milwaukee,
Pastiche Bistro. (Originally, a craig-ployment gig, circa 2010.)
Pastiche is french for, "a little bit of this, a little bit of that".
A pastiche is a hodge podge, a mish mosh, an olio.
The name of this restaurant,
(that so generously allows me to be a boomerang employee)
could not be a better reflection of my current life.
Several nights per week you'll find me behind the bar of this
top-rated restaurant, chatting up fascinating Milwaukeeans and
trying to keep up with the rapidly changing needs of customers and servers.
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| Pastiche deliciousness |
It's hard. It's sometimes hard to meet the needs of charming, and not so charming customers in an ever changing, high volume work environment.
It's fun, pays well, I adore my coworkers, and if nothing else, it gives me an opportunity to practice 3 important life lessons.
1. A smile goes a long way.
2. Don't be afraid to ask for help - it wastes less time.
3. All you can do, is do your best.
Cheers to a pastiche life!
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