A diner employee is a person who works in a diner, a type of restaurant that typically serves American-style food. The most common positions in a diner are SERVER, COOK, busboy, WAITRESS, frycook, hashslinger, and shortordercook. A SERVER is responsible for taking orders, delivering food, and providing customer service. A COOK prepares the food according to the diner's recipes. A busboy cleans tables and assists servers. A WAITRESS takes orders and delivers food to customers. A frycook specializes in preparing fried foods. A hashslinger prepares hash browns and other breakfast items. A shortordercook prepares simple dishes such as burgers and sandwiches.