taurants like Joey’s Seafood & Grill are seeing an opposite affect that of McDonalds. Co-owner Marc Wilder describes the ups and downs of Joey’s Seafood & Grill; some days there’s a 30 minute wait while others there’s none at all. People are not willing to pay as much to eat out as before. Because of this many employees that work at a restaurant are getting laid off or struggling to make payments that were as hard in the past when people were willing to give a 20% tip on a 100 dollar tab. Once the economy resolves itself in the future, being a server won’t be so bad because people will be more willing to eat out and be more gracious in their tips. Until then, the income of a server will be scarcely lower than what it has been the past two years.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Restaurants Struggle To Keep Up
Considering becoming a server anytime soon? You should probably think twice about that. Right now restaurants are seeing the troubling economic effect. Servers are receiving a significantly smaller tip and not as busy as they have been in the past. This article describes the overall downturns for restaurants and how it is affecting the restaurant business. Many people need to make changes in their budget and eating out is an easy one to change. People substitute by going to the grocery store (which is more healthy), eating at cheaper restaurants or eating fast food. The demand for fast food has gone up significantly, so companies like McDonald’s are not suffering like many restaurants are. Res
taurants like Joey’s Seafood & Grill are seeing an opposite affect that of McDonalds. Co-owner Marc Wilder describes the ups and downs of Joey’s Seafood & Grill; some days there’s a 30 minute wait while others there’s none at all. People are not willing to pay as much to eat out as before. Because of this many employees that work at a restaurant are getting laid off or struggling to make payments that were as hard in the past when people were willing to give a 20% tip on a 100 dollar tab. Once the economy resolves itself in the future, being a server won’t be so bad because people will be more willing to eat out and be more gracious in their tips. Until then, the income of a server will be scarcely lower than what it has been the past two years.
taurants like Joey’s Seafood & Grill are seeing an opposite affect that of McDonalds. Co-owner Marc Wilder describes the ups and downs of Joey’s Seafood & Grill; some days there’s a 30 minute wait while others there’s none at all. People are not willing to pay as much to eat out as before. Because of this many employees that work at a restaurant are getting laid off or struggling to make payments that were as hard in the past when people were willing to give a 20% tip on a 100 dollar tab. Once the economy resolves itself in the future, being a server won’t be so bad because people will be more willing to eat out and be more gracious in their tips. Until then, the income of a server will be scarcely lower than what it has been the past two years.
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