Luc,
Yes, on the face of it, salaries for wait staff are miserable. But the fact is, in anything above a casual dining chain (and, for all I know, even there), wait staff actually earns more than boh staff.
Just one example: A friend of mine's son typically takes home $200+ serving on a Friday or Saturday night. Do you reckon anyone on the line---including the head chef---is making that much?
Frankly, I get a little tired hearing the "poor wait staff" myth. If things are so rough, they can always go work at McDonalds, where the average salary is seven bucks an hour.
If the servers have it so tough, how come they aren't lined up at Mickey D's hiring window? The reason is that a server who does his/her job right usually makes more money than anyone else in the joint. |