Any food industry professionals here?

tragabigzanda · Sun September 20, 2015 11:47 pm

from the ashes of tonkotsu

spike · Post by **spike** » Mon September 21, 2015 12:47 am

rafa sells oranges

doug rr · Post by **doug rr** » Tue September 22, 2015 11:24 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:Hi all,

Many years of restaurant and farm work; degree in food policy and aquaculture. Currently starting a wholesale ice cream manufacturing facility, hoping to one day grow into distribution of high-end frozen food. Just curious if there are any other food professionals around here: retail, wholesale, policy, etc?

not really but I'd love to hear your stories about what you do on a daily basis

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Tue September 22, 2015 11:34 pm

I waited tables and bartended for about 8 years. Mostly waited tables. Please don't make me go back there.

Orpheus · Post by **Orpheus** » Wed September 23, 2015 2:19 am

BurtReynolds wrote:I waited tables and bartended for about 8 years. Mostly waited tables. Please don't make me go back there.

I'm considering going into this line of work. You think I'll hate it? Keep in mind I've been working with kids for almost ten years.

dpupenya · Post by **dpupenya** » Wed September 23, 2015 1:46 pm

Orpheus wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:I waited tables and bartended for about 8 years. Mostly waited tables. Please don't make me go back there.
I'm considering going into this line of work. You think I'll hate it? Keep in mind I've been working with kids for almost ten years.

My friend has been a waiter for like 15 years. Works in St Helena and Napa currently. He loves it and says tips can be great

LoathedVermin72 · Wed September 23, 2015 1:47 pm

dpupenya wrote:
Orpheus wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:I waited tables and bartended for about 8 years. Mostly waited tables. Please don't make me go back there.
I'm considering going into this line of work. You think I'll hate it? Keep in mind I've been working with kids for almost ten years.
My friend has been a waiter for like 15 years. Works in St Helena and Napa currently. He loves it and says tips can be great

That's so hard for me to fathom. Waiting tables would be my nightmare job.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Wed September 23, 2015 1:50 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:
dpupenya wrote:
Orpheus wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:I waited tables and bartended for about 8 years. Mostly waited tables. Please don't make me go back there.
I'm considering going into this line of work. You think I'll hate it? Keep in mind I've been working with kids for almost ten years.
My friend has been a waiter for like 15 years. Works in St Helena and Napa currently. He loves it and says tips can be great
That's so hard for me to fathom. Waiting tables would be my nightmare job.

Before I joined the military I was a bartender and waiter and a popular seafood joint here at the beach. From May thru September I would walk out of every shift with at least 300 bucks in tips. Was a shock to my wallet when I first went into the military.

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Wed September 23, 2015 5:52 pm

It's great at first when your straight out of high school. The longer you do it, the more you learn to hate humanity. some people act like savages when it comes to stuffing their faces.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Wed September 23, 2015 7:14 pm

from the ashes of tonkotsu

Post by **epilogue** » Wed September 23, 2015 7:25 pm

spike wrote:rafa sells oranges

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Wed September 23, 2015 7:27 pm

from the ashes of tonkotsu

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Wed September 23, 2015 7:28 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:the promiscuity felt gross,

yeah, you can definitely hook up with some shady people in the biz.

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Wed September 23, 2015 7:33 pm

E.H. Ruddock wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:the promiscuity felt gross,
yeah, you can definitely hook up with some shady people in the biz.

Yeah people like me.

The sex and drugs part was great for awhile, but yeah, it's a dead end. The instant paycheck was nice too.

Post by **The Argonaut** » Wed September 23, 2015 8:59 pm

I had no idea being a waiter was so similar to being a rock star.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Wed September 23, 2015 9:19 pm

from the ashes of tonkotsu

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Wed September 23, 2015 9:40 pm

The money is probably a little better than being a rock star these days. Sometimes I made a hundred whole dollars in a single shift.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Wed September 23, 2015 9:45 pm

from the ashes of tonkotsu

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Wed September 23, 2015 9:49 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:The money is probably a little better than being a rock star these days. Sometimes I made a hundred whole dollars in a single shift.

No disrespect intended, but for the guy who was considering a move into waiting tables: You can do much better than this. You'll have to get some experience under your belt first, but the money can become pretty significant. I would regularly get $300 a shift, and I have friends who currently get around $700 a night at places that come with more bullshit attached. It makes it hard to walk away, once you get used to it...

That was years ago, and in Mississippi dollars. I was practically a millionaire.

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Wed September 23, 2015 9:51 pm

Also I really sucked at it. I couldn't hide my contempt for my customers very well, and refused to learn the specials and wine and stuff.

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