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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That sounds like a great gig. I have a friend who was making $50k per year in the 90's as a nightclub bartender, working 12 hours per week. I tried very hard to get a job like that, but obviously the people who had them, kept them. He ended up staying there for several years after finishing college, since it was more money than he could make working 40 hours per week. He eventually got burned out and joined the rat race, but that seemed like an amazing gig to me.

[-] zigmus64@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I’ve known some career food service folks. Even if the money is good, I don’t think it’s something to stick with long term if you can avoid it. It’s hard to be present for a family and kids when your working hours are often when the kids are home from school. There’s little to no retirement prospects and it’s difficult to set up long term savings for such since it’s all on you (totally possible, but you’ve got to be intentional about it). Plus most restaurants don’t offer things like health insurance. Everything is in the moment with those jobs… nothing is planned for the long term. As such, it’s difficult to grow.

Folks in food service have my respect. I always hope the best ones find a way out eventually (proprietors excluded). Or I hope they find a way up where they can grow and get access to those employment benefits at whatever restaurant they’re at…

this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2024
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