If your wife has a passion for baking, and wishes to enroll in culinary
school, you should support her in her endeavor, reguardless of her potential
for income-producing or future professional prospects. While in school, she
will find more resources to help her decide if professional baking is suited
for her goals and desires.

Nothing is a waste of time if it engages the spirit and feeds the soul.

(delurking to get on a soap box)

--
Wendy
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"Mike Faraday" > wrote in message
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> My wife age 48 has a passion for baking and pastry making. She
> would like to enroll in a 18 month culinary school.
>
> 1. What is the standard wage including benefits working
> in a hotel or restaurant in your city?
>
> 2. Is your passion for baking lost once in out of school
> and in the real world?
>
> 3. Is the baking industry going mass production based more
> on quanity instead of quality? Such as bakery products
> being sold at Costco, supermarkets etc.
>
> 4. If wages are low being an employee will owning your own
> bakery very profitable? Is owning your own bakery a 80
> hour job?
>
> Please spend a few minutes to answer these important
> questions. As you could guess my wife wants to eventually
> own here own bakery. I, her huband has owned my own business
> since 1978 and it is very difficult to explain to my wife
> that with retail leases, workmens comp, employee problems
> equipment purchase,80 work week etc. she should keep her
> baking as a hobby instead of a profession. Unless she could
> make a good salary as an employee I feel culinary school would
> be a waste of time?
>
> Thank you for your thoughtful response.
>
> Mike