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People have sort of warned you off of restaurants but I don't know if that's the right way to think of it. I'm in the Bay Area, not New York, but anyone can get a restaurant job in 3 weeks, no question. What you do is write up a resume that emphasizes people skills and the ability to multi-task. Wear some nice clothes, and then go visit some restaurants between 2 and 4 PM. Tell them you're looking for a job, and ask to speak to a manager. The host will probably put you off ("They're not available right now ") and take your resume. Get the person's name who took your resume (shaking their hand and introducing yourself should do it). After 4 days or so, call the restaurant to follow up about your resume (again, during the slow period of business). A week after you dropped off the resume, come back to the restaurant to check in in person. Bring an extra resume with you, and see if you can actually see a manager. If you don't get anything, call back in another 4 days, and come back to visit in another week etc. If you do this with 10 or 15 restaurants you should definitely get a working interview where you can try out as a host or a busser or a food runner or a dishwasher. There's a lot of churn in restaurants, so the trick is to show up with a resume just when they need someone. Good luck man! I did this 3 years ago and got my first restaurant job as a host, and now I'm managing at a $4 million store. Just be persistent.
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If you really can't abide people, dishwashing is actually a good move so you can at least start making *some* money. It's just you, a pressure sprayer, and endless piles of dishes.
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Any updates on your life? I, for one, am curious how it's all going several months on.
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