Group: sci.research.careers
From: Straydog
Date: Friday, July 27, 2007 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: Waitstaff: $46,178 ...was: Re: College grad salary: $48,749



On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, Sharon wrote:

> In article < @ >, Straydog writes:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007, BMJ wrote:
>>
>>> Straydog wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Today's WSJ, LTE from Peter Kilgore, Acting Pres & CEO of Nat Rest Assoc,
>>>> Wash DC: Says experienced waitstaff make $46,178 average, and entry level
>>>> make $ 35,568 (based on 40/hr week, 52 week/year, and given hourly wage).
>>>
>>> That's all fine and good, but what does one have to do to earn it?
>>
>> You've never been in a restaurant?
>
> Eating at a restaurant only gives you a glimpse of what the servers go
> through. Check out - the forums for a real-life
> perspective. I have no idea why, but a large percentage of the population
> seems to think that servers are *servants*. A few seem to find it a fun game
> to run a server ragged. I have customer contact in my IT job and still I
> wouldn't take on a waitressing gig unless the pay was around $100K/year.

Do you think you'd like a cash register job at a convenience store better,
at $7-8/hour?

>
> - Sharon
> "Gravity... is a harsh mistress!"
>