This is my uncle!

My uncle Al was featured prominently in a story in the Boulder paper. Below is the link and an excerpt:

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/dec/23/the-long-haul-a-few-carry-the-restaurant-tray/

Sunday, December 23, 2007

The Daily Camera

The long haul: A few carry the restaurant tray for their whole working life
By Cindy Sutter

Schock says a good waiter must be willing to work hard and care about the job. He or she should have knowledge of what the restaurant serves and a good sense of timing. “You have to know when the food is going to be ready and when the customers are going to be done eating,” Schock says.

And, most importantly, you have to be able to establish a quick rapport with your customers. “If you have a relationship with the customer and there’s a problem, you can talk about it,” he says. “If you have no relationship, then you’re nowhere. You stand there and get beat.”

Once you’ve got those basics, you can relax and do the job, he says. “I’ve read so many times that waiting is a stressful job, all those reports you see,” he says. “To me, it’s not. Almost everyone who comes to the restaurant is there to have a good time. All you have to do is stay in party mode with them. You make really good money. You don’t have a lot of responsibility. When you walk out of the door at the end of the night, you don’t have to take it with you.”