Comments on: Side Hustle Series: I’m a Restaurant Server

By: RAQUEL DELOS SANTOS

RAQUEL DELOS SANTOS — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 07:29:03 +0000

Hi I am freelancer waiting for a job and reading for this nice story of her and I am proud she is very industrious woman. I wish to become a waitress too but I am not experience,I am hard worker woman and I know I can do same as her, I am dreaming to become millionaire at the right time comes…

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:46:56 +0000

I still wanna bartend pretty badly. I don’t care if it’s at a bingo night – just seems like so much fun :) and I like tips… never worked anywhere where I got tips before.

By: Clare - Never Niche

Clare - Never Niche — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:11:06 +0000

Thank you, Tim! That comment made my day.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:38:20 +0000

I started bartending at a restaurant a couple of weeks into my first job because my job was so boring. In high school I worked at a pizza place pouring beer and wine. Even though I didn’t know alot about bartending the owner hired me because I was honest. There were no blenders behind the bar so it was only beer, wine and mixed drinks. The hours were great since the full time bartender required both Friday and Saturday nights plus one other each week. I had the weekends off to visit my girlfriend who was still in college in a different state. I watched the waitstaff to see how they worked. Some were good some were very bad. I was actually allowed to wait tables if they needed someone on the weekend. Waiting tables and bartending is hard work if done right. My girlfriend, now wife, would check the list to see who was up next to see if we were ready to sit. I tip very well if you are good because of all the work/personality that goes into it. Clare, you sound like a person I would tip 20 – 25 – 30% depending on the event. (Valentines Day, Birthday)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:59:20 +0000

oooh that should be interesting! if you want to share it with us, would love to feature it as one of the next side hustles :) just shoot me an email and we’ll make it happen! (j at Elite Edge Money dot com). Or just let us now the link if you end up posting it on your site – thanks!

By: Serenity

Serenity — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:45:27 +0000

Fabulous post, Clare. I also have a lot of respect for people in service jobs. Waitressing is just one of a long list of thankless part-time jobs I had over the years to help me get by. I still got into debt, but it could have been much worse if I hadn’t take initiative and gotten jobs.

I’m thinking about posting about my brief stint as a night security person in the dorms when I was a busy undergrad who didn’t have time for any other job … given me food for thought, J Money. Thanks!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:11:21 +0000

haha yeah, it’s clever.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:16:27 +0000

Her domain name is one of the best I have heard in a long time!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:19:35 +0000

YUP! Me too. I'm still following my 20% All The Time, Every Time "Tipping Rule". It hooks up all the servers and allows me not to think about it anymore. As long as you don't F us over, you're getting 20%. More when I've been drinking ;)

By: Edward - Entry Level Dilemma

Edward - Entry Level Dilemma — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:25:45 +0000

I have a lot of respect for servers; I know how much they work. That’s why I always leave a good tip – figure 20% and then round up to the nearest $5 (nearest $1 if it was a small bill). That said, I know that I wouldn’t be able to hack it – among other things, I’m too much of an introvert to have to deal with people for that long.