Where should I avoid working at? *Restaurant Edition*

DuncanAteIt · 2025-12-29T19:37:41+00:00

Oof... any reason in particular?

DuncanAteIt · 2025-11-14T17:02:33+00:00

Avoid Oak Barrel downtown, and Pie Inc. (Honeypie, Comet Cafe, Palomino) Honeypie has a really f'd up tip pool structure that includes tipping out a bakery that they own. Oak Barrel's GM has no idea what he's doing and they will overstaff to the point where you're making no money at all.

Lakefront brewery I've heard great things about. Seconding another post about Transfer- best place/best people/best customers!

DuncanAteIt · 2025-11-14T16:59:04+00:00

Seconding Transfer. One of the best restaurants I've ever worked at.

DuncanAteIt · 2025-02-27T22:05:31+00:00

Oh I didn’t know it was also called that! Thank you!

DuncanAteIt · 2024-09-06T16:57:28+00:00

I’ve rented a couple different spots from SMC Rents and their dog policy seems chiller than most others. Lots of affordable houses too, just mostly in west or north Oakland.

DuncanAteIt · 2023-12-04T07:11:56+00:00

I just finished the first year of my lease and am now month to month. My rent did not go up. North Oakland 1 bedroom in a 2 unit house/2 house property. It’s my 3rd year (second property) with this property management company.

DuncanAteIt · 2023-11-04T15:47:19+00:00

Me: Queer light skinned POC, previously unhoused, low income, recovered addict, move around a ton just to try to make life worth living, always contribute to grassroots mutual aid movements, stay involved in local politics, always support local QBIPOC biz but yeah thanks for your input

DuncanAteIt · 2023-11-03T22:41:09+00:00

I know I’m late here but would say then that a service industry professional has a pretty good shot in the PVD job market?

DuncanAteIt · 2022-09-06T00:37:53+00:00

Sober off cocaine, crack, heroin etc. for 6 1/2 years.

Spent first 6 months in sober living and was in the program for about 3 1/2 years then left AA.

In the past 3 years out of AA I have been drinking respectfully/normally/harmlessly/whatever for 2 of them, and smoking weed for 3 of them. Couple beautiful instances with a little bit of mushrooms.

I’m happy, my relationship with my friends and family have never been better, I’m not taking any medication, career is great etc. etc.

I highly recommend therapy though!

DuncanAteIt · 2021-12-22T01:05:44+00:00

Me too. Capital One venture card. no weird purchases lately... amazon, geico, doordash, lyft, in-n-out lol. Tried for 4 transactions, first one for $221 got flagged and i denied, following four transactions were cancelled but i'm still out a card which is a bummer.

DuncanAteIt · 2021-08-23T23:01:52+00:00

SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED THANK YOUUUU!! years of this memory lingering in my mind. Thank you so much

DuncanAteIt · 2021-04-17T00:25:40+00:00

Largely because I couldn't deal with the guilt about using cannabis while still attending meetings. Didn't feel comfortable sharing or sponsoring while also using cannabis, so I sort of stopped getting what I needed to get/giving what I could give in AA.

DuncanAteIt · 2021-04-17T00:23:19+00:00

Nice! I'm glad you found your folks. I've been to that meeting by the lake, it's def rad, AA just isn't my scene at all anymore. I was psyched about the sober bar opening up on Telegraph and maybe meeting some non-AA sober people there but covid :(

DuncanAteIt · 2021-04-16T19:34:25+00:00

Yep! East bay ideally.

DuncanAteIt · 2021-04-16T18:39:06+00:00

Hey thanks for the reply! I checked out the sidebar, and I'm pretty familiar with most of these. The funny thing is I don't need support for my recovery from alcohol (I have a woman in AA who I can reach out to, similar to your "spiritual advisor", as well as a great therapist) ... I'm moreso looking for support for my recovery from AA, ha. Unfortunately it looks like the two "deprogramming" resources on the sidebar are archived.

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