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WAO Crew Food

We're looking for people who love hospitality and know how to do it with style. We are growing the WAO Crew, the group of people who bring WAO spaces and events to life on the ground, with a team dedicated to food: our extra staff on call, ready to show up when there's an event, a shift to cover or an extra pair of hands needed.

Location
Milan · Romolo, Isola, Bassi and Certosa
Contract
Freelance collaboration on call · Italian VAT number or withholding tax
Compensation
A clear fee agreed before every shift

Who we are

We are WAO, a real estate company that designs, builds and runs spaces for contemporary working and living.

Our vision is to create a network of places animated by people committed to building a better world. We do it by turning existing buildings into living, well-kept places, integrated into their neighbourhood and city.

We work with and for startups, scale-ups and new generations of workers looking for flexibility, connection and quality of experience, not only in the services but in everyday living.

We are a young team, growing fast, with a hands-on, responsible, execution-driven approach.

Who we're looking for

You'll work in WAO's food spaces: Romolo, Isola, Bassi and Certosa. You're among the first people guests meet, and the ones they remember most: a good evening also comes down to how you serve a coffee, how you welcome a guest, how quickly you clear a table.

Three roles, one single goal: making everyone who walks in feel good.

  • Barista: from coffee to aperitivo, you look after the counter and set the pace of service.
  • Waiter/waitress: you welcome guests, serve at tables and standing, and keep an eye on dietary needs and intolerances.
  • Runner: you hold kitchen, floor and set-up together: you carry, restock, tidy up and lend a hand wherever it's needed.

You're the right person if

  • You love welcoming people: you smile, you listen and you make anyone who walks in feel at home.
  • You can keep the pace: when service speeds up you stay clear-headed and precise, without losing the care.
  • You like working as a team: you coordinate with the kitchen, the floor and the events team, and you lend a hand when one is needed.
  • You are reliable: you are where you need to be, at the right time.
  • You are flexible: evenings and weekends are part of the deal, and that's when events are at their best.

If you already have experience in bars, front of house or events, that's a big plus for us.

What we offer

A team that runs as fast as you do, spaces that are the manifesto of a new way of living and working, a young environment where hospitality is done with care. On top of that:

  • Freelance collaboration on call, with an Italian VAT number or under withholding tax, with a clear fee agreed before every shift
  • WAO discounts and partner deals

How the selection works

No endless rounds of interviews: a short, concrete path.

Selection process

  1. 1

    Introductory group meeting:

    we introduce ourselves and you tell us who you are.

  2. 2

    Trial on the floor:

    we pair you with a shift to see how we work together.

  3. 3

    Outcome:

    we get back to you within a week.

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