I will disclose that I’m new to a 9-5, work remotely, do work that I enjoy, and make good money. That all obviously influences my opinions. But lately I have been seeing a lot of videos in my age group (early-mid 20s) that put down 9-5s and support working in the service industry, especially bartending in clubs.
I would NEVER go back to the service industry. Finding a serving job that makes a decent wage is unbelievably competitive and difficult. Yes, I had nights that I made $300. That was awesome and infrequent. I also had nights that I made $40. There was competition over sections, competitions over shifts. Even in the restaurant where everyone was mostly friends, deciding shifts/sections always caused tension. Not to mention restaurant managers pick favorites and if you’re not one, you’re out of luck. No shifts for you.
And that leads to no, you don’t really get to “make your own schedule.” I could request days off, sure. But I didn’t get paid for them. So I had to budget for days off. And restaurants are always short staffed, so there’s competition in getting days off, ESPECIALLY the holidays. You don’t get to do fun weekend things because you work every weekend. You don’t get to do fun night things because you work every night. If you don’t work nights, then you’re probably working at the crack of dawn. If you don’t work early mornings or late nights, then that’s basically a 9-5. Your sleep schedule is a mess if your restaurant schedules you all over the place. You might work 2 hours or you might work 12 depending on how busy it is.
There’s no benefits. No health insurance, no retirement. Sure, you can open your own retirement fund, but I didn’t know a single server with one. The videos I see say they make soooo much money and have soooo many investments that those things don’t even matter. There is not a restaurant in my city, a tourist city on the coast with plenty of rich people, that could afford that lifestyle. Not one. It’s not attainable for most.
It’s physically demanding and not in a way that even really benefits you. Your feet hurt and your legs hurt and you wear through shoes every few months. Sure, sitting isn’t great either, but I don’t have to sit all day. I stand, walk around, stretch. But because I’m not totally exhausted, I actually do workouts in my free time. And I eat healthier as I’m not shoving my face with greasy restaurant food at the end of every shift. I’ve literally lost 20lbs from leaving the service industry. Oh, and no encouragement of alcoholism either! Not saying people don’t drink after 9-5s, but it’s a lot easier not to drink when you don’t work in a bar and get beer for free. And no one gets mad at me for taking breaks. And as long as my work is done on time, no one cares when I take my break or how long it is.
Also, there’s no growth or opportunity for advancement. Managing a restaurant usually sucks worse than serving. Not to mention the physically taxing thing gets worse the older you get. You’re either a server or you’re not.
Aaaand there’s often no true enjoyment. The best you might get is having an okay day. You made good money, everyone was nice, it was an easy day. But there’s no fulfillment in serving, at least for most. Every server I know has talked about how much they hate serving, they just don’t know how to get out of it.
Lastly, if you’re a conventionally attractive women, you’re dealing with constant sexual harassment. If it’s not customers then it’s coworkers. There’s no HR and no one really cares anyways because you get used to it. Yes, attractive women can make great money as bottle girls, bartenders. But that window of opportunity is fleeting and most don’t realize it takes the right attitude in addition to being pretty.
Yes, I know that degrees don’t guarantee jobs. I know that 9-5s have their own downfalls, and a lot of them are monotonous. But the narrative of working a 9-5 is for suckers is completely misleading. The people who defend the industry are in the 1% of servers because out of my 7 years in the service industry, I never met anyone who didn’t want to get out. Besides, finding a job in the service industry right now is just as impossible as finding a 9-5.
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