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I was a bartender for almost a decade. Here are the techniques I used to land bigger tips — and the people I tried to avoid serving.

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 05:05

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a bartender pours a drink — Starr Douglas was a bartender for almost a decade.
Courtesy of Starr Douglas

Careers, BI-freelancer, Bars, Bartenders, drinks, Cocktails, Drinking

I moved to Houston and regretted it. I stuck out at work and it was impossible to save.

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 05:10

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a couples takes a selfie in Portland — Jules Rogers and her husband, Marshall, in Goose Hollow, Portland.
Courtesy of Jules Rogers

Real Estate, BI-freelancer, Relocation, Texas, Oregon, Houston, Portland

Funeral directors share 7 rules of etiquette and their biggest pet peeves they wish everyone knew

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 05:10

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a stitch of 3 headshots — Dino Cantelmi, Randi Goldstein-Casey, and Elizabeth Fournier.
Courtesy of Dino Cantelmi, Randi Goldstein-Casey, and Elizabeth Fournier

Careers, BI-freelancer, funerals, funeral-director, Death, Etiquette, pet-peeves

I'm a cruise-ship doctor. My schedule is intense but it's worth it to see the world — and I get to bring my wife and son along.

Sat, 11/11/2023 - 06:30

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Dr Gergely Toth and his wife on a cruise ship. — Dr Gergely Toth, his wife and his young son travel together on the cruises.
Dr. Gergely Tóth

Transportation, contributor-2023, as-told-to, freelancer-uk

I'm Miss San Antonio USA. Beauty pageants are way harder and more expensive than you'd think.

Fri, 11/10/2023 - 05:10

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Lillian Perez won Miss San Antonio USA in May.

Derrick LeBlanc

Careers, BI-freelancer, pageants, beauty-pageant, Texas, miss-texas, san-antonio

I'm a recruiter at Meta. These are the top perks that win tech workers over — and the one they don't seem to care about.

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:36

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