Second week back to school and I haven’t received my first call. I expected this and was looking forward to relaxation. During the summer I worked at another restaurant. Like all my previous restaurant jobs, it was okay. It paid the bills and kept me sane. It also made me thankful that I don’t have to serve full time for the rest of my life. Honestly, I think I would slit my wrist. The restaurant industry is a difficult business. For the most part it attracts transient demographic shifting between careers, unstable self destructive people, and unskilled laborers. For small business owners, they work long hours in stressful conditions. It really makes me question why people get involved in the business. I now have worked for three family-run restaurants. I would say that each one is dysfunctional and unorganized. They seem to not understand the value of hiring a manager to make the operation smoother and to increase revenues.
Ah well….fall is here and I’m lucky to be able to leave the serving business.
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