On 2/6/2013 9:57 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:09:21 -0500, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2/5/2013 11:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> I bet many waiters don't want to get a "decent wage" as they can do
>>> better on tips. Depends on the particular restaurant, but many make a
>>> very good living, better than most salaried people.
>>
>> I've been a regular at a number of restaurants over the years.
>> The people who wait on me are not stupid, they aren't indentured
>> servants, waiting is not the only career they are capable of doing
>> successfully. When they leave a job, they go wait or tend bar
>> elsewhere, often. They have houses, cars, families. Maybe they are
>> working their way through college.
>>
>> In the meantime, I leave a good tip, we all get what we came for
>> and people don't need to wring their hands in despair for them.
>> Geez, if it takes me an hour to eat (rarely), they make minimum
>> wage just off me ... and they have a bunch more tables.

> I'm just adding on here, Nancy. Different people appreciate the
> surroundings and work in different kinds of jobs. Some people like
> working in offices. Other go bonkers if confined in nice clothes in
> an environment like that. Some people like a job with changing
> circumstances. All jobs need someone to do them. The people who do
> them should be respected for the service they provide.

Well put! I spent most of my working career hunched over a computer,
it's not for everyone. I know waiting tables has its aggravations,
but I don't know of a job that doesn't. If someone hates it so much
because of the pay structure, move on.

> I'd better stop, I feel a sermon coming on ;o)

(laugh) nancy