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[quote=Anonymous]  The title says it all. I'm currently at home with my young kids, due to the fact that my daycare costs are more than what I actually made. We're a young family and my husband is employed full time with a regular 9-5 M-F job but is also an evening grad student. Some days, he's gone from 6 am- 10:30 at night when he has class.  I recently began to look for a job in the evenings. I thought it would be so easy that I would get hired on the spot. Since bars and restaurants are open to 2 am in Va, I sought out waitressing work. I've never waitressed before but figured someone would be willing to train me. I set off to the first place. It was advertised as a restaurant but is also a nightclub with a dj. After meeting the manager, I was told to come back the next evening so we could talk in depth. I showed up 10 minutes early, he never showed. I had an employee call him and he said he was running late--2 hours late. I spoke to another manager and told him despite my lack of experience, I was very good with people and willing to work Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun nights until close. He seemed genuinely interested. A week went by. No phone call. Finally, I called back again. The first manager told me to come in that weekend for an interview. I cancelled my Saturday plans and met him at dinner time. We talked for over an hour. He said the "girls" that serve drinks are supposed to meet a drink quota each night and the sales are regularly reviewed by the owners. Pushing top shelf liquors is expected. He said he would talk to the other two managers and would call me that night with a decision after 9 pm. He never called. 
    I recently set out to try a place that will likely train me. A chain restaurant. I called to ask if they were hiring. A manager said they were hiring for all positions and the application was online. I did ask if my non-experience was an issue, and there was dead silence for 5 seconds. He didn't directly answer but told me again to fill out the application online. The application was 12 pages long. I thought once corporate saw on the application that I had no experience at all, they would not forward the application to my local restaurant. Why would they?
  Yesterday, I tried a third place. I walked in, dressed in black dress pants and a button down shirt. I asked to speak with the manager. After meeting, I was told that I could be a minimum wage kitchen worker to start off and then possibly at some point down the road, become a waitress. He told me to come back tomorrow (again) and bring a resume. WTF?! A resume...for what?!! 
  I was baffled. At the first place I went to, I was told by a bartender working there that I would be hit on a lot. He told me I was attractive and that I should have no problem getting a job. I'm fit, have excellent references, considered attractive and willing to work when others wouldn't want to (giving up weekends). I can't find a night shift job from 9 pm-5 am because I have to get some sleep so getting off at 2 am is a better fit. I don't know what else to do. What am I doing wrong? I didn't think it would be this difficult.  :? I live too far outside DC to work anywhere in the city but my suburb has a lot of restaurants. [/quote]

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