What to Love About Working in Restaurants...

While there are some negatives to working in restaurants, there are also many positives! Many people would not be in the industry as long as they have been if there was nothing to love...

First, restaurants are a great place for networking. I have said this before and I will say it again. You will meet THOUSANDS of people in your time working at a restaurant. Even if you only work in a restaurant for a week, you will without a doubt meet a couple hundred different people. They are a prime place for meeting people and learning new things.

Second, the friendships formed at restaurants often will continue. When you work with people and see them 3-4 days a week or even more, you tend to form lasting relationships with them. At every restaurant I have worked at, I have taken with me at least one solid friendship, sometimes more. If I had not made these friends, I do not know if I would be the same person I am today.

Third, working in a restaurant guarantees you at least one meal a day! Some restaurants may give you a FREE meal, which is great if you are a starving college student like myself. Others will almost always give their employees some type of discount on their food. This makes for a cheap and easy way to keep your hunger satisfied through the long hours of pleasing the restaurant customers.

Those are just a few things that people may love about working in restaurants, but I am SURE there are many others. I'd like to hear the opinions of some other restaurant employees!