Has anybody here ever had a server/waiter position? Please leave feed back.

[sales2099]

Xxain said:

I've been working in retail for the last 7 years and honestly I am fed up with it to point of swearing my next job will NOT be anything retail related. After talking to friends and other peps my interest in being server/waiter has sky rocketed but being comfortable at a job(the only thing my current job supply) is important to me.

Questions: On a scale of 1-5

1. How hard is it to be a server?(learning curve)

Gotta learn to work fast, a sense of balance, and people skills. Myself couldn't do it one summer and left, got a sales position at another place instead.

2. Dat monies? ( how much bank)

Tip is nice, but it can vary. Don't like that you are technically working at minimum wage. its certainly not something you can be doing as you get older (plus little room for advancement). I like having a steady pay myself with as little variables as possible, aside from overtime offcourse.

3. Flexibility (work/life balance)

You work when others are having fun (nights and holidays).

4. Atmosphere(fun, boring, co workers, manager)

Can be fun but also hectic.

5. Good place for beginners?

Depends on the establishment and level of business they recieve.

6. For everybody else - Would be a server/waiter?

I work at a warehouse as a second job. Much prefer that. Same hours/days off every week, high pay, and I can interact with customers in a stress free environment. There is room for advancement and the work is something I am not ashamed of. Servers.....its a dead end job IMO.

The opinion of someone in the sales industry rather then the service industry.