No, it’s not being a chef, or being a barista, or being on service, though all of these positions are responsible for this, the hardest of jobs, it is not even a kitchen porter, who has probably the hardest job of all.
It is the overall job of keeping all your cafe/restaurant/hotel/work area clean and tidy and neat and free of dust and dirt and well maintained and working and not broken.
It is absolutely endless. Whether it be changing light bulbs that have blown, re-filling the toilet rolls*, cleaning the skirting where the mop heads rub against when you mop the floor and leave smears, in behind the fridges, inside the fridges, inside the bins, outside the bins, the light fittings themselves which attract dust, the retail shelves, finger marks on walls and doors, the shelves under the counter, the storage areas, on and on and on and on and on.
*I once thought it would be a good idea to buy on of those large toilet rolls holders, about as big as a small wheel, for the toilets. It is not. Because when it runs out, someone needs to be able to change it. No-one else can, not least the person using the toilet at the time. Only that someone, who has the key. Ever been there? So now we have normal toilet rolls with three extra rolls on a purpose built shelf in each cubicle. Thanks to one of our superstar staff, we also have this little way of folding the last sheet of paper if it comes loose on the roll, to keep it neat and tidy.
For our front of house service area, we have always had a laminated weekly cleaning sheet, which is split into the seven days of the week and then each day has about 5 different tasks to be completed on that day. Once completed, the person who has completed it signs their name against the task on the sheet. It is an invaluable tool for helping to give people jobs when it might be a bit quiet and also to ensure essential tasks are done.