Anonymous
Post 10/18/2015 13:18     Subject: I miss being a waiter
Anonymous wrote:Pp here - maybe open a small diner or something?


The DCUM diner. Where all ingredients are either slightly past their expiration date or have been left out refrigeration sufficiently long so as to cause staff to constantly fret on whether they should be used.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2015 13:08     Subject: I miss being a waiter
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No. It's so stressful, but I love it and miss it too!


+1 I loved it too. I loved that you worked your butt off, made a lot of money but then when the restaurant closes, your job ends...no nagging projects or deadlines, no conference calls.


that is the feeling that is missing from 'professional jobs'. which is so key for mental health. it is gettinger harder and harder to keep work at work and to swtich off when you leave.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2015 12:54     Subject: Re:I miss being a waiter
Anonymous wrote:I loved my service jobs. Best I had was driving the snack and booze cart at a high-end golf course. Made tons of money, had a killer tan, and met all sorts of nice people. Best of all, I never took work home. I miss being actually done with work at the end of a shift.


+1 - being able to cross work off your list for the day is the best. That was the biggest appeal of waiting tables in my experience. I'm working on accounting on a Sunday as I type this.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2015 09:54     Subject: Re:I miss being a waiter
I loved my service jobs. Best I had was driving the snack and booze cart at a high-end golf course. Made tons of money, had a killer tan, and met all sorts of nice people. Best of all, I never took work home. I miss being actually done with work at the end of a shift.
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2015 14:34     Subject: I miss being a waiter
Anonymous wrote:No. It's so stressful, but I love it and miss it too!


+1 I loved it too. I loved that you worked your butt off, made a lot of money but then when the restaurant closes, your job ends...no nagging projects or deadlines, no conference calls.
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2015 14:28     Subject: Re:I miss being a waiter
Anonymous wrote:I loved it too. In HS, I worked at McD's & loved being in the drive thru. Then in college I waited tables at a restaurant & also at a comedy club. Best job ever.

A few years ago, I looked up an old BF from those days (A fellow waiter - you know how all the restaurant people hung out together). He now ... owns a bar! That was his dream. He wasn't the greatest BF, but I think it's really cool he did what he wanted career-wise.


I know what you mean. It's like Melrose Place, everyone 'dates' everyone. When I was a waitress, I was hooking up with one of the bartenders...we've now been married 15 years. Never in a million years would I ever have dreamed that we'd end up with three kids!
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2015 14:27     Subject: I miss being a waiter
Anonymous wrote:The best time I ever had working was waitressing my way through college and grad school. I was good at it. I made good money. I loved being part of a team, I loved interacting with customers, I loved how fast-paced it was. Every night when service ended I felt like we just won a battle. It was exhausting and gratifying.

I'm 42 now. Still fit and active. I hate working in an office. I feel confined. I can't imagine doing this for the rest of my life. I have this recurring fantasy of going back to waitering. Am I crazy?


Teach in an urban school.
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2015 14:26     Subject: I miss being a waiter
There are plenty of career waiters at high-end restaurants. They also work in breakfast places. I've thought about doing that. It's a long day, but breakfast restaurants are way less stressful and the money is good. And no college-teen waitstaff drama. They're in school. If I ever opened a place it would be breakfast/lunch only.
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2015 14:26     Subject: Re:I miss being a waiter
I loved it too. In HS, I worked at McD's & loved being in the drive thru. Then in college I waited tables at a restaurant & also at a comedy club. Best job ever.

A few years ago, I looked up an old BF from those days (A fellow waiter - you know how all the restaurant people hung out together). He now ... owns a bar! That was his dream. He wasn't the greatest BF, but I think it's really cool he did what he wanted career-wise.
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2015 13:28     Subject: Re:I miss being a waiter
The best job I ever had was working in a little gift shop in college.

-BigLaw attorney
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2015 11:19     Subject: I miss being a waiter
Anonymous wrote:I think you should go back and do it OP. Try starting on the weekend and quite your day job if it works out.


Or just take a few shifts on evenings, weekend.
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2015 10:35     Subject: I miss being a waiter
I think you should go back and do it OP. Try starting on the weekend and quite your day job if it works out.
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2015 10:05     Subject: I miss being a waiter
I loved waitressing too - still miss it and I'm 50. I think now though, I would find it too physically draining. I think about how in one restaurant I worked, we had a balcony and how I used to run up and down the stairs all night long - I just couldn't do that anymore. I really miss the camaraderie though - at my last job there was staff of all ages and it was fun (of course that was more than 20 years ago LOL).
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2015 22:19     Subject: I miss being a waiter
I'm amazed at how you all thrived and succeeded at food service.

I wouldn't last half a day as a waiter, chef, or barkeep.

This is why I usually tip 30% minimum and good service gets 40-50%.

Anonymous
Post 10/14/2015 20:33     Subject: I miss being a waiter
Anonymous wrote:Pp here - maybe open a small diner or something?


Or a food truck!
Can I make a request? Mediterranean wraps, tater tots and creme brule. thanks