my job's purpose

I honestly use my day job as my "waking up" activity. That's where I go to have breakfast, get my coffee, plan my week, pay my bills online, check my email, blog... obviously. I use the entire day to wake up, to prepare myself for working at night.

Tonight should be interesting, by the way. At the restaurant, tonight is the first night we will be charging a $10 cover. No one will be required to purchase any food or drink. This is an additional $10... not applied to your check. So for all our regulars who come for dinner and drinks, it just got twice as expensive, which leaves them with less money for tipping. In today's economy, I think it's a little bold. And... for those people who are there just for the music, do I have to bring them water? Because no one is going to tip you for bringing water. They can bring their own bottle of water.

Last week, there were WAY too many servers- 5 for 1 room. I made half of what I did the week before. It's not worth it. And the clientele don't care. They will either tip well (15%) or not (5-10% or sometimes just $1), and that's what they decide when they walk in the door. They could have the best or the shittiest service, and still will tip whatever percentage they usually tip. Therefore, have less servers, maybe not the best service, but people will still get their food and drink, and servers will make money. It was good with 3 servers. If things were busy, you dealt with it. More servers mean less money for me. Another few nights with just $50 and I think I'll be done when I come back from Ghana. We'll see.