09/14/2026
How We Do Things: Growing Young People, One Shift at a Time 🦞
For many of our employees, New Glasgow Lobster Suppers is or was their first job. For some, it becomes much more than that.
Every summer, we welcome over 100 seasonal employees, ranging in age from 13 to 65.
And while our job is to serve great food and give our guests a memorable experience, we’re also incredibly proud of the opportunity to help young people grow, learn and build skills that stay with them long after their summer at NGLS is over.
For some, it starts in the dish pit. For others, it’s bussing tables, serving, working behind the bar, helping in the kitchen or keeping things running behind the scenes.
There are plenty of skills to learn here.
How to work as a team.
How to communicate.
How to multitask.
How to organize.
How to problem-solve.
How to take direction.
How to take responsibility.
And how to stay calm when the adrenaline is high and everything is happening at once.
Because make no mistake — a busy night at New Glasgow Lobster Suppers is high-paced, high-adrenaline and definitely not for the faint of heart! 😂
One minute you’re taking an order, the next you’re grabbing mussels, checking on a table, picking up a lobster, running for a dessert and trying to remember who asked for the extra butter.
It teaches you to think on your feet.
And those skills don’t disappear when the season ends.
Over the last 68 years, we’ve watched our employees take what they learned here and build incredibly successful careers.
Teachers. Medical professionals. Lawyers. Business owners. Tradespeople. Entrepreneurs.
Some have gone on to university or college and worked with us to help put themselves through school. Some continue to work with us casually while building their careers. Some return every summer, year after year.
Others move on to new adventures but stay connected to us — coming back to visit, bringing their families in for supper and catching up with the people they once worked alongside.
And then there are our lifers. ❤️
The people who have been with us for years and years. The ones who know the rhythm of a busy night, know what needs to be done before anyone asks and have become such an important part of who we are.
We couldn’t do it without them.
And we’re proud of every single employee — past and present.
Not just the servers.
Not just the kitchen staff.
Not just the people whose faces our guests see.
Every person who has punched a time clock, washed a dish, carried a tray, cooked a lobster, scrubbed a floor, greeted a guest, worked a Saturday night or helped a coworker get through a crazy shift has contributed to the NGLS story.
Our staff is family.
Some were here for one summer. Some stayed for decades. Some have gone on to incredible careers. And some still come through our doors every summer.
We like to think that when you work at New Glasgow Lobster Suppers, you leave with more than a paycheque.
You leave with skills, confidence, friendships, memories and stories that last a lifetime.
For 68 years, we’ve been serving lobster.
But we’ve also been giving young people their first opportunity, teaching them how to work hard and helping prepare them for whatever comes next.
And we’re pretty proud of that, too. 🦞❤️
That’s How We Do Things at New Glasgow Lobster Suppers.