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Careers you aren't pursuing, but know you'd be great at.. (pg. 4)
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| Allied Nations |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
I'd be a good restaurant manager too. i worked at an upscale steakhouse for almost a year and the way they did things there was awesome. i bet the GM there easily made like 70-80k a year plus bonuses. i still go there for dinner a lot and it's the best food and service, hands down. everyone has to help everyone out...you don't just stick to "your tables"...so you never have to wait long for anything...it's a great system. but i also notice things when i'm out dining and i have a great sense of what customers want and how a dining experience should be.
i would never pursue this though due to the long hours and all the rejects who usually work for you. i couldn't deal w/ people not showing up, etc... but i think i would do a damn good job of running a nice restaurant. |
And the fact that this job appears to go nowhere? Unless you open your own place. |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
And the fact that this job appears to go nowhere? Unless you open your own place. |
how does it go nowhere? if you are the GM at a steakhouse where the average dinner is $40 or more, you easily bank doing that. it's a really tough job and very demanding. you get crazy bonuses though and all that and easily can make a little under 100k depending on the restaurant. yea, owning your own place might be the ultimate goal, but not for everyone. the GM at the restaurant i worked at was married to another GM of a fairly nice place (not as nice as the one i worked at though) and they had a sweet house in a nice neighborhood and she drove a lexus and had really nice clothes...obviously they were doing well together. |
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| Allied Nations |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
how does it go nowhere? if you are the GM at a steakhouse where the average dinner is $40 or more, you easily bank doing that. it's a really tough job and very demanding. you get crazy bonuses though and all that and easily can make a little under 100k depending on the restaurant. yea, owning your own place might be the ultimate goal, but not for everyone. the GM at the restaurant i worked at was married to another GM of a fairly nice place (not as nice as the one i worked at though) and they had a sweet house in a nice neighborhood and she drove a lexus and had really nice clothes...obviously they were doing well together. |
If I was working a job as demanding as that seems, I'd hope my salary would plateau a little higher than 100K. Maybe I'm greedy. |
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| lücid |
| i think i'd be really good at being unemployed... oh if only someone would pay me to do that! |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
If I was working a job as demanding as that seems, I'd hope my salary would plateau a little higher than 100K. Maybe I'm greedy. |
well to be honest, that restaurant i worked at was nice, but it wasn't like a 5 star restaurant. although i've eaten at 5 star restaurants, and they still didn't compare to the menu and/or service of J.'s ...it's my favorite restaurant ever.
www.jalexanders.com see if one is near you!
but my point was that i'm sure some GM's at really nice restaurants make over 100k a year... |
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| Allied Nations |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
well to be honest, that restaurant i worked at was nice, but it wasn't like a 5 star restaurant. although i've eaten at 5 star restaurants, and they still didn't compare to the menu and/or service of J.'s ...it's my favorite restaurant ever.
www.jalexanders.com see if one is near you!
but my point was that i'm sure some GM's at really nice restaurants make over 100k a year... |
Yeah, I def see your point. FOr me personally, If i was ever going to have to work in a non "art-related" job, I would hope the sky would be the limit in terms of moving up in the company- if you know what I mean. If I worked a job related to one of my passions, then I would settle for much less dough. If I can't do what I want to do for a decent wage, then I want to have the possibility of earning a LOT (over a period of time of course.. you have to start somewhere) with a "regular" job.
Oh and no locations close to me... I think the closest one to me is the one nearest you.
Tis a good thing this city is lousy with nice restaurants! |
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| MeLLyMeL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
how does it go nowhere? if you are the GM at a steakhouse where the average dinner is $40 or more, you easily bank doing that. it's a really tough job and very demanding. you get crazy bonuses though and all that and easily can make a little under 100k depending on the restaurant. yea, owning your own place might be the ultimate goal, but not for everyone. the GM at the restaurant i worked at was married to another GM of a fairly nice place (not as nice as the one i worked at though) and they had a sweet house in a nice neighborhood and she drove a lexus and had really nice clothes...obviously they were doing well together. |
You're right. I worked in a steak house before too and for damn sure the managers there had it good. :whip: |
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| Marc Summers |
Anything with computers. I am pretty talented with computers, languages and , and I can catch on to new quick.
But... it's just not my kinda thing. |
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| Ivand |
Promoter/Event organizer/Manager, i've done parts of this too and its awesome how nice it feels when you are watching an event coming out nicely and you know that in part its because your effort
Sound Engineer: I love working with speakers, eq'ing audio equipment and stuff at events |
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| Allied Nations |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ivand
Sound Engineer: I love working with speakers, eq'ing audio equipment and stuff at events |
Probably a thousand times more complex and difficult than either of us think. Looks simple and fun- is really a lot of training and experience, along with a deep understanding of sound. Deep as in textbook, scientific knowledge, rather than "Dude.. it sounds so.. good!" knowledge.:p |
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| weymouth |
| I think I would have made a good basketball coach |
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