I've just recently started looking for jobs so waiting jobs are one of the obvious ones that I've looked at. Ever worked in the food industry waiting tables?
I have, there is good money to be made, the wait staff is also called servers
Isn't it kinda messed up that they are allowed to pay them below minimum wage because of the assumption that they'll be tipped?
I think so too, in 2008 it was estimated 2.2 million people were employed as servers
Damn that's a ton of people. How was your experience waiting tables?
I am not really well coordinated so not well. Some places pay more then the typical $2 hr, for waiting tables, but most do not, it verys from country to country
The average is $2.00 an hour? That's even lower than I thought.
helping bus tables, and restocking working stations with needed supplies.
Waiting on tables is (along with nursing and teaching) part of the service sector, and among the most common occupations in the United States. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, as of May 2008, there were over 2.2 million persons employed as servers in the U.S.
Many restaurants choose a specific uniform for their wait staff to wear. Waitstaff may receive tips as a minor or major part of their earnings, with customs varying widely from country
to the effects of the existence of some sectors where employed workers are paid more than the market-clearing equilibrium wage. Not only does this restrict the amount of employment in the high-wage sector, but it attracts workers from other sectors who "wait" to try to get jobs there. The main problem with this theory is that such workers will likely "wait" while having jobs, so that they are not counted as unemployed. In Hollywood, for example, those who are waiting for acting jobs also wait