Working by myself as a hostess? First time..?
i don't think you will mess up. if a group of 4 comes in, you just look around for an empty table with 4 chairs and tell them to sit there. When you take them there say something like "is this okay", the customer will let you know if it's not andthey will be happy you asked. Then you can just be like okay where do you want to sit and put them there. the company feels you should have the job down with your one day of training, and i think you can too so tomorrow's show time, go knock em dead.
How Much do You Make At Village Inn? (waitressing)?
You can never know what you will make. You can probably count on going home with $40 per day. But many waitresses are unhappy if they make less than $100 a day. No one knows if they are really better at their job or if they are just lucky. To make the most, you want to take the most tables that the restaurant will allow you to handle. Then you have to balance that by keeping all the water glasses full at every table and also going back at least twice to each table to see if they want anything else. Maybe you will be the Village Inn superstar and make $200 a shift.
What restaurants hire inexperienced waiters or hosts?
Any chain restaurant that doesn't require you to be 18+ to work there, will hire you as a host. Your best bet is any job that doesn't have a bar, unless you'll be 18 by the time you apply. This has to do with alcohol, but I wont go into details because they're boring. Most restaurants these days, besides the 18+ rules for serving alcohol, wont hire you in as a server if you don't have experience. Instead, you'll start out as a host, busser, line cook, To-Go Person, etc. You have to be with the company for X amount of months before they'll promote you to server. Another thing: some chain places these days (like the Olive Garden) will make you work as something besides a server for X amount of months even IF you have server experience. Places like Bob Evans and Big Boy don't sell alcohol, and usually don't require server experience...but their tips SUCK. Still, it's a starting point, right? Bussing is a GREAT job, though, depending on the company. They make a flat wage + tips. In some places, they make as much, or more than, the servers...who only make 2.13 per hour (on average) and tips.
I start training tonight as a hostess at Ruby Tuesdays?
good for you. nope no tips, just be yourself, be sincere and have fun. always wear that gorgeous smile on your face. there is nothing that is going to set the mood for the evening when you walk into a place to eat and you get hostess who looks like she just had a fight with your boyfriend. oh yea, leave your troubles at the door. table for 2 please.
What is the difference between bus help and wait help?
bus is probably bussing tables (dirty dishes) and wait is serving tables - most likely
How much do you make as an Olive Garden busser?
I’ve worked at Olive Garden as a busser for roughly 14 months now, and I can tell you that you will average roughly $13–$14 an hour. You get a $5 base hourly pay + 30–80 dollars in tipshare. Chances are you will make friends at your job and be directly tipped by servers, the extra tips will often bring your hourly wage as high as $15-$18 depending on the night/ hours worked. Glad I have this job and would recommend it to anyone looking for a decent paying job.EDIT: After 3 years of bussing, I still say average wage was roughly $13 an hour. It should be noted that not all locations will have the same average hourly wage. For reference, I worked at a fairly busy UT location.—————————————————————————————————————ALTERNATIVES: (My location as reference)If you are social enough and 21 or older : Server pay will be significantly better than bussing ($15/hour summer?-$22ish/hour winter). Server hourly wage is incredibly volatile but will always pay well in the winter. Server work is much less strenuous as well. If you work a double shift (roughly 10 hours) it’s not crazy to walk away with more than $180/day. If you want to make more money as a server, work at more expensive restaurants.If you are social enough and younger than 21 : TOGO specialists make $16–$17/hour average and also have easier work. They can get up to $20/hour during busy times. Work includes taking orders, ringing up the food, putting it in bags, and giving the bag to the customer.
How can an introvert handle being a waitress?
I was scared to apply to waitressing jobs for a long time too. Recently I found the confidence to do so and have been hired as a host at a casual breakfast place. The only times I get stressed out at this job is when I try too hard to be like the extroverted people around me and I lose my own unique traits. They are faster and more talkative me, but I can tell they are sliding more on the surface with the guests. Yes, they get things done fast and efficiently, but they don't provide the deeper connection that I can. I really enjoy these one on one interactions with the guests and it actually keeps me energized. The guests really appreciate this as well...they've told me themselves!You MUST be yourself in order to be satisfied as a host or server. Bring your quirky personality to the table (literally haha). Everyone will be happier and more relaxed.Don't put pressure on yourself to talk, but don't hold yourself back either. With some guests you'll just ask for drinks and be sweet, but with others you'll strike up a genuine conversation and those are gold :) Another thing to remember is that you may have a lot of people telling you what to do and often these things will contradict. The introvert in you will want to point out and fix these discrepancies, but I found it's best to just let it go and learn as much as you can. Don't get a bad attitude about it or it may ruin your day haha. Speaking from experience of course!And always...be proud of who you are, hold onto your confidence and go be awesome.
What's difference between food runner and busser?
In North America, a busboy, busgirl, busser or bus person is a person who works in the restaurant and catering industry clearing tables, taking dirty dishes to the dishwasher, setting tables, and otherwise assisting the waiting staff. Speakers of British English may be unfamiliar with the terms, which are translated in British English as commis waiter, commis boy, or waiter's assistant. The term for a busser in the classic brigade de cuisine system is commis de débarrasseur, or simply débarrasseur. Bussers are typically placed beneath the waiting staff in organization charts, and are sometimes an apprentice or trainee to waiting staff positions.The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the occupation typically did not require related work experience or a high school diploma, that on-the-job training was short term, and that the median income in 2012 for the position was $18,500.The duties of bussers fall under the heading of busing or bussing, an Americanism of unknown origin. while food runner basically means the one who delivers the message what their customers ordered.so,busser has a broader implication.