Oakland restaurant devises system to combat customers’ harassment of workers




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Summary: It’s often the subtle but creepy stuff: a lingering stare, an intrusive question, even an unwanted touch on the arm. Women get that every day on the street, and the servers at Homeroom, a busy mac-and-cheese restaurant in Oakland, were tired of getting it from their customers, too.“It’s when people start asking personal questions. ‘Where do you live? What are you doing later?’” says Kayla Sorensen, 30, a Homeroom manager and former server.