• August 01, 2023

1. What is the name of your profession (position)? I work as a waiter in a Japanese restaurant. More precisely, I work part-time in my free time from studying at the university. 2. What is your job and what are your responsibilities? In fact, the job of a waiter is not just taking out food and pouring drinks. The main task of the waiter is to create a good mood for the person who came to relax in the restaurant. The visitor should leave the institution with a smile and positive emotions. There are even elements of psychology in my work. The right approach to a person, a conversation that will interest him, a discussion of issues on a variety of topics: from tiger shrimps to the latest news in politics, business and finance. Although, of course, no one canceled the attentive acceptance of orders, their timely and correct submission. 3. What education is required to get your position? Special education, in my case, is not required. A two-week internship in the institution where you are going to work, studying the menu and checking your professional suitability is enough. Although I've heard of waiter training courses. Some restaurants really take only those who have passed such courses. Often, the institutions themselves send for such training. 4. Describe your working day. The working day begins at ten in the morning with the preparation of the hall and your workplace, along with a light breakfast from good chefs. Starting from eleven, there is an expectation of visitors, who usually converge for business lunches for dinner. The evening is a period of intensive work: a decent flow of visitors, sometimes banquets. At 23:00 full, tired and satisfied, I go home. 5. How comfortable are your working conditions (all day outside, or in the office with a cup of coffee)? Working conditions at the level. Warm, beautiful, you can always eat, smoke or just relax by asking your partner to work for you for half an hour. 6. What do you like most about your job? Communication. Interesting people from whom you learn a lot of interesting and useful things. Sometimes you even find grateful listeners. Some, after several visits to the restaurant, become your good acquaintances, and even friends. It’s also good that I choose the intensity of the work, because the waiter’s bread is tips. If you don’t want to work, someone who needs to improve their financial situation will certainly work for you. 7. What do you dislike most about your job? Annoying and stupid visitors. Repeated conflicts with them. When working in the service sector, the main thing is not to become a servant. Therefore, their interests and their opinion must be defended to the end. 8. If it's not a secret, what is your salary level (is it enough to write whether you are satisfied or not)? The basis of a waiter's income (if you work in a good expensive establishment) is tips, the level of which depends only on your ability to communicate with visitors. With the right approach, you can earn good money. As a student, my income is quite reasonable. 9. Describe your team, what kind of people work with you? The team is motleyth. Chefs, sushi masters, waiters, administrators. Everyone has their own interests and ambitions. In general, the picture is ambiguous. There are both good people who will always help, as well as those who are ready to trip up or “tap” on the director at any moment. 10. What human qualities do you think are most important in your business? Sociability. The ability to communicate with people, attentiveness when talking with them, the ability to listen and speak is the key to success both financially and in terms of the safety of nerve cells. 11. Work gives me additional opportunities (everything that work gives you except money, from self-expression and communication with interesting people to the opportunity to visit different countries). Communication with interesting people. In general, a good springboard for further work in other areas related to the human factor. 12. Do you have the opportunity to evaluate your work on a five-point scale, what grade would you give? For three. For me, this is the most convenient and reliable way to earn money in my student years, but not at all what I aspire to globally. 13. What do you think we did not include in the plan and what else would you like to share with us? Perhaps you need to add a section of advice to colleagues to share experiences. Tip (for those who work or are going to work as a waiter): since the main incentive for the work of a waiter is money for a tip, the right approach to communicating with a visitor will be the key to success. Based on my own experience, I would advise colleagues to always speak honestly about the quality of food, drinks, etc., regardless of the requirements of the administration. Because of this, you can sell few expensive items from the menu and be left without a bonus at the end of the month, but tip money will successfully cover these losses in two or three days. In addition, you will win the respect of the visitor, who will henceforth come especially to you. In this way, “your own clientele” is developed, and you can earn more money with less effort. 0