Working in hospitality is the easiest way to get a job..or at least, that’s what they tell us. So many young people work in a restaurant as a side job, to get easy money or just to have a paid activity (and free food). However, the hospitality sector is not as easy as a lot of people tend to think.
No more weekends you will have.
Friday nights out? No. Saturday late night drinks? Haha, no. Sunday lazy-morning? No more. Be ready, when all your friends are enjoying their weekend drinking, partying or being so nice and eating at your restaurant, you will be working. Good part is that you should make that money rrrrain. Bad part..whenever you’ll be done with your shift, you will either be way too tired to go out, or everybody will already be home. At least, you’ll have days off when the majority is working. Enjoy those empty places!
Stressed out for a tiny reason you will be.
Stressed out for the tiniest reason in the world you will be. People will see you running to your computer at some point..why? Because you forgot to send their main course to the kitchen..and their empty-starter plate has been removed since 15min..That little jogging won’t harm you..but that face you put on will certainly make your coworkers laugh.
White clothes you will hate.
Unless you have a uniform to put on, you’re safe. Other restaurants let you wear whatever you want..and you will cross any white clothes off your working days. Stains and holes will appear without you noticing or knowing why. Your restaurant does not like your clothes and will make sure to destroy them.
You will probably gain weight.
Sadly but truly you will. It’s not new to say that restaurant food -even the healthiest- is fattier than the food you would cook at home. Having to eat restaurant food every day will add a few pounds to your weight, but no worries, a waiter has to run everywhere, so it will easily go away.
You will actually discover people.
People, people..we are all different and also raised in different cultures or ways. However, discovering how rude someone can be to you will astonish you. I got yelled at multiple times, for asking if they’d rather sit inside or outside (Sorry for wanting to host you as best as I can..?), ask you 20 times when their food is coming when they notice the restaurant is busy etc etc. You will also discover that even the classiest person might not know how to hold its fork and knife. They will play manager asking you to slow the music down, to turn the lights on, stop the AC when you are dying from heat, or just decide that the prices are too high.
You will know the feeling of starvation.
You might have been late and missed the family food. Too bad for you, you’ll have to wait for the end of your shift to have a proper meal. In the meantime, you’ll be surrounded by food you are not allowed to have. It will smell even more delicious when your party gets its food. It will drive you crazy and the only thing you will hope is that they wont finish their plate..so you can have the last bite and feel a little more alive.
A fake smile you will put on.
People can be weird, but no judging. However, when they hailed at you for you to take their order, but still didn’t decide, keep a smile on. They will probably also ask you to change this for this, and that for that, but will never want to pay any additional fee. Even better, some will want to try their own plate using any ingredient they like from others and mix them. Keep that fake smile on, you’re working on your tip baby.
It is not as easy to get the job.
Oh hell no it’s not easy! First you gotta be in training for x many hours and prove that you can do it! Work your a** off for not even a dime. Also, mostly only « beautiful people » will find a job in hospitality in a blink of an eye. Others will probably find it more difficult..And even if it’s really not fair, it is understandable. In fact, which restaurant doesn’t want its waiters to show a good and clean appearance and staff?
But besides all, I also met the strangest and nicest people on earth and learnt to be more patient and not to juge someone right away.
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