I've worked as a waitress. Should I indicate this in my PhD application? I've worked as a waitress. Should I indicate this in my PhD application? How will that affect my application?
That sort of employment is unnecessary to include and will be of no benefit if you do. I suggest only doing so if you need to account for a long gap. Even then, you should say why that was necessary to do. And, if you are in mathematics, as the &quot;handle&quot; implies, write about anything you did that was productive in that field.
It might even be better to describe it as &quot;short term, non-academic employment&quot; without describing its nature.
Most people will find this sort of employment irrelevant, and those that don't would be more likely to consider it a negative. You want your application to be positive-focused on how and why you expect to be a success in doctoral studies and thereafter.