I would say a full-time waiter in a high-price house could easily make $75,000, $80,000 a year.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's the common misconception that restaurants make a lot of money. It's not true. If you look at maybe the top chef in the world, or at least monetarily, it's like Wolfgang Puck, but he makes as much money as an average crappy investment banker.
Being a chef would be too much hard work.
When I was a waiter, I wanted to be the best waiter I could be and worked to be better at it every day.
Waiter trainers claim that an investment in education pays off very quickly for restaurants.
When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.
I would work as a cook, get a little money, then open another restaurant.
I haven't had to do anything outside of show business my whole life. I've never been a waiter. I've only worked and gotten paid. It hasn't been a classic example of someone slogging through the business.
I've never seen someone work for a salary.
I've never had to get a job as a waiter or anything. I've always been able to support myself in 'the biz.' Which is great. It's really fantastic to be able to say that, because I know it's hard to do.
The best job a man could have would be a chef. They'd understand the long hours I work and the drive and ambition it takes to succeed.