for those who have been a waitress before please answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1?

Question

im 19 and a new mother im looking for a part time job because now days things are just to expensive and even though my fiancee works he is also 19 and for us to get our own place im gonna have to work a little bit also which im fine with..i am thinking about getting a job as a waitress and i have a few questions..

1. what was it like working as a waitress and what was the hardest part of the job?

2.how many tables did u get per hour

3. and on average how much money in tips did u get in an hour like if i worked 5 hours a day how much money in tip would i bring home a day and lets say i turn out to b a good waitress?

4. what was the resturant u worked at?

Answer 1

sorry there are no valid answers for u '?' cause each area city state are different.
ask waitresses in ur area. expect to work hard than u ever have the first 6mths till u learn the skills to b profitable.

Answer 2

Waitressing is a rough job. The hardest part is the customers they can be finicky, rude and gropey. The number of tables varied by restaurant, management and season. I could work as many as 20 in the slow season and 10 in a busy not including a party. Tips ranged from $50 to 300 a night (there are always people who believe you are paid enough and tipping isn't necessary as well as tip theft and other unforeseen charges like shortages in your nigh bag that forces you to make up the balance from tips.) I worked at several restaurants and bars then discovered that working at a print shop nights was better and less exhausting. I was able to take classes by correspondence and now own my own business. Waitressing is not an easy way to make money - I recommend you think about evening shifts in the business world and do typing or printing since the income is far more predictable. Good Luck!

Answer 3

I am a student and work as a waitress there is no way to really determine how much money you will bring home it depends on if its busy season or not and what type of resteraunt you are working in

i would recommend working in a place that serves alchol because the bills tend to be higher and with the bigger bills comes bigger tips. The hardest part of the job is dealing with the customers and the sidework. Some times the customers tend to be really rude and hard to please. Also the sidework you have multiple things to clean before you leave. You always have silverware to roll and your table tops to restock but then on top of that you have another sidework and that is determined by what station you are in.

depending on what kind of resteraunt you work in you will probably get any where from 3 to 5 tables in your section it just depends.

always remember no matter what you will make min. wage wether your state pays your min wage plus tips or pays you a lower wage and what you make in tips makes up that difference. If you were in a state that pays a lower wage if you do not make enough tips to make min wage that resteraunt automaticallly puts that difference on your pay check.

i have worked at steak n shake, applebees, and outback

Answer 4

1. It's fun after a while the hardest part is not spilling something
(especially on some one)

2. It depends how busy is your restaurant. But I ushally get about 5-9

3. About 30-40 $ If your a good waitress and what place you work at.

4. I work at red lobster.

Answer 5

It's never boring, that's for sure; the hardest part is dealing with some of the miserable customers you get...I used to have six Australian guys sit on my only booth (moneymaker, seats 6-8) and order everything on the menu, plus several rounds of beer, and then leave without ANY tip. Then someone told me in Australia they don't tip and i said well here in the USA they do! So I stopped waiting on them after that, (changed my station) plus which they were rude and obnoxious.
Then I got two women with 2 babies who ordered so much food I couldn't believe it, including appetizers and two desserts each, the babies threw food all over the windows, floor and tables and they left this huge mess; they were demanding and rude, and they left NO TIP. Then I had a lady comne in and only ordered as cup fo coffee and left me 5.00 so you never know.
So anything and everything can happen.
My station usually consisted of 8-10 tables and sometimes I had the entire front section to myself, which was about 12-14 tables.
When I waitressed, many years ago, we didn't have to pay any taxes on our tips so I made quite a bit; I used to bring home about 40-60- dollars depending on the shift; when I worked double shift, lunch and dinner, I'd bring home 100-200 dollars. Worked at Hannibal's in Westwood village CA near UCLA and the movie theaters, Bit O Scotland, Friendly's and Robinson's Dept store tea room.

Answer 6

Hi from Mr J. the first part! It's grate you meet a lot of people and you have fun at the same time, the hardes is that you got to soport the hot plates and not to drop them; second it dipens of the restaurant, but you get 5 to 8 tables, therd you get 15% of the order and some times the customer give you more because you where nice or fast to server hem (get it) forth I worked at Chilly in long Beach California, Friend give it a try it grate you'll like it I garanty it.