How many people work in the restaurant business
 

I'm sooo tired today. I like/hate busy days.... busy days=good tips BUT when I get home I'm dead, like today. I can barely feel my feet.

I always get nostalgic as I'm driving home because I think of how I'm stuck working as a server when I "could" be working in my career... Oh well. I guess this is one of those things that just makes you a stronger person, right?

So, what kind of restaurant do you guys work at? I work in a Chinese restaurant. It's funny, because we have a full bar and sell lots of wine... before working here I would have never guessed that people enjoyed eating chinese food w/ wine! And when people order a bottle of wine, we have to do this whole wine presentation.

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I work at an Italian Restaurant right now, and yeah I know exactly how you feel, its a love/hate relationship I have for busy days. But I think I'm very lucky to have a flexible schedule that works with my school hrs. And honestly, out of all the disadvantages I think not being able to put down on my resume that I have been working since I was 15 years old and still graduating with honors from high school and keeping up a 4.0 now in college is what I dislike the most. I wish I could say i'd been working my butt off, but I'm afraid that being in my situation that will be more of a disadvantage for me than an advantage.

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yo i know wat you mean, lucky for me i work in a mexican restaurant. its pretty cool most of the times, but when it gets busy it gets BUZY! ive been there for 3 years and i pretty much do everything from bussing tables, hosttessing, waiting on tables, wash dishes and even cooking when it gets crazy. lol they want me to bartend when i turn 21 but i think i might pass on that though. but the cool things about being a male server is when the cute girls come in to eat, thats when the real magic happens. lol

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dude bartending... major tips!!!!! I would love to have that opportunity, it's not very common. I would totally take that chance. This is coming from a guy who doesn't drink an ounce of alcohol.

I work at a sushi joint, crappiest sushi joint in town... low tip, cheap asian customers and foreigners who doesn't speak English and have no manner. It is a love hate relationship, I've been working there for two years and it's depressing because it's demeaning work for me. However, I am so thankful that I even have a job right now and that this job has kept me afloat for past two years while I am going to school and helped me save ten grands.

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I used to work at a Mexican restaurant in AZ about 3 years ago. Before I worked there, I would've never guessed how tiring the work can be. I could not sleep the first night because my feet hurt so badly. I went out the next day and bought super lightweight black shoes.

Also, I learned the value of tipping well at restaurants. Nothing worse than when cheap ass patrons would leave the few coins they got as change as your tip. .47 cents? Thanks! :roll:

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well i thought of it but sometimes our bar is slow. plus it doesnt stay open late like other bars. it closes around the same time the restaurant does like at 9 and it would be hard to make room in my schedule with school. i work 4 days a week which is cool becuz i need time for studying. i make more money as a server then as a bartender. i would do it only if i had time. but about he demeaning part i know how u feel. i had offer of working at a architecture firm but becuz of my status i cant. sometimes i feel like im better then this and that i can be doing something else way more fulfilling. yet im still thankful and lucky that i just have a job.

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haha this guy. there are also a lot of hot women who come in at my job, i work at a restaurant as well, where a lot of professionals come in and eat during the lunch rush, so i know how u guys feel when it gets busy. the boss is real cool, which makes the job more enjoyable, but ya i do a lot of various things, not just one or two things.

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I used to work at Jap restaurant. I dont know but I like to work at restaurant because you get a lot of benefit from it. For me, I used to get a lot of tips and my work place is chill so I didn't really need to work that hard.. And during break time, I always get free lunch or dinner. Thats cool part about it. I dont need to spend money on food when I used to work at jap restaurant. =D

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I worked in a "french restaurant" as a dishwasher for a week right after graduating from high school. I worked from 10pm to 7am. I hated it. It is HARD work. So, I said, "fuck this" I quit on my 8th day in the job and got my old job back in the car wash. Then I got to college and the rest is history.

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Oh my gosh .47 cents!! And I thought $2 was bad, hah... I too learned the value of tipping well. Now, whenever I go out to eat I always tip well, unless my server is rude.