Quote: (06-16-2013 01:48 PM)Samseau Wrote:
Quote: (06-16-2013 01:44 PM)Timoteo Wrote:
For someone that's in it to grow in the business, I would say that they're more in it for the experience/education. But for a great deal of wait staff, they're in it for the money they can make and to move on.
Nope, business owners are in it for the same reason the workers are. To make money.
I was referring to guys like thedude, who worked in the business, and though underpaid, he valued the experience because he's looking to move up in the business and eventually make money down the line. An owner isn't looking to move up in the business - he IS the business, and obviously as an owner of a business he's looking to make money. Most wait staff are in it just for the money, and it's largely temporary. Anthony Bourdain wrote about how he pursued the highest paying gigs, but showed admiration for chefs/owners that took shit jobs for low pay in order to learn, so they could eventually make money.
"The best kind of pride is that which compels a man to do his best when no one is watching."