Can a job as a dishwasher build a work ethic, make money, create self-estem, and lead to future success?

Question

One person projects snobbery into the question...amazing!

Answer 1

My first job was as a dishwasher, I have a work ethic, have saved some money, have some self esteem and now am doing what I want. My time as a dishwasher was good to learn how jobs work, and was also a good motivator to be more.

Answer 2

It's something you do as a kid, ex-con or new immigrant to help pay the day to day bills while you're in school to learn how to do something else.

We all did it or did something like it, it's not a career, it's not meant to be a career, unless you're retarded there's no reason it has to be your career, if you choose to make it your career you're in the tiny minority of people who presently do that for a living and it's your choice, your problem.

The question is, what percentage of people who wash dishes for a living (not counting the guy who owns his own diner on South Ave) will still wash dishes for a living ten years from now, and the answer is, about 3-4%.

Answer 3

I started out painting cylinders in a compressed gas factory. Went to school at night, worked my way up through production, to the lab, to production manager, to lab manager, to salesman to sales manager to operations manager.

So yeah. The path might be different though. My wife and son work in the restaurant business. The young guy who started at GU (basically dishwasher) four years ago went from that to fry cook to cook to key person to kitchen manager, and is now under consideration for assistant general manager. He'll probably get it. Assitant managers in this particular chain, make about 35k. Managers make 70-80k. Not bad for someone who started at $8 /hr!

Answer 4

If you do a good job and cash your paychecks, you can build a work ethic and pay your bills, but I think the future success in that job would only be in having clean dishes. Think of that job as a "stepping stone", not a "stumbling block".

Answer 5

Yes it can. Reason is because you have the capability to move forward. Many successful people started at the very bottom and worked their way up. Rachel Ray started off as a cashier at a local grocery store. The proper thing to do is, get an education. Education is they key to success.

Answer 6

yes it can my last job i started as the dishwasher and in a year ended up the boss probably because food service has high turn over i kept that job for 10 years and it led to a better job so yes

Answer 7

better then no job honey . On a resume at least it will show you are working .
I had to do dishes for awhile til a waitressing position opened .... I am 24 hahah dont laugh . I couldnt find a job anywhere else .
No it didnt help my self esteem really I was embarrassed to tell people I was doing dishes . hey im a single mom at least Im workin . Trying to get into school . SOooo oyeah im not staying at this level in life anymore:)

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Answer 8

of course one of the most successful restaurants in Houston is owned by a guy who started out as a dishwasher.

Answer 9

Yes, all except for the future. It is a stepping stone job, and you need to see it that way. I started out at Mc don's. I have worked my way up to law enforcement. I moved out of my parents home w/ my own apartment in a fairly nice neighborhood. Never lose sight of your goals.

Answer 10

yes, as long as you have motivation, and a desire to achieve goals. Nothing will stand in your way I started out as a dishwasher and worked my way up to an executive chef, in a very prestigious hotel (name withheld) It took 27 years It can be done Unlike my rotten kid who's impatience will be his un-doing.He get that from his mothers side.