Waiting tables is a shiitey job.
Most Patrons treat you like crap.
The Boss treats you like crap.
Working conditions suck.
And unless you’re in the “Hot New Place”, or a well established local “destination”, chances are you make just enough to pay for gas and aspirin.
On other hand, as a young-un, working in restaurants and bars at night made lots of other things possible for lots of people.
“On other hand, as a young-un, working in restaurants and bars at night made lots of other things possible for lots of people.”
One of our gene pools attended a good culinary academy and worked in supposedly top restaurants for 15 years.
He finally left to have a life with regular hours.
15+ years later, he and his doctor said getting out of that business saved his life in many ways.