Right-Handed Cutting, Guests Scoot In, Staff Lean In
Cooks cut right-handed: the knife is in their right hand, handle toward them and blade pointing away, and the cutting board sits on their side of the prep table.
Guests scoot their chair in once they've sat down, and back out when they get up to use the bathroom or to leave.
At the dish sink, the dirty plates and glasses wait on the dry side while one at a time is washed in the soapy water, and each clean one is carried over to its rack.