Poll of the Day > I quit my job learning to be a construction crew lead to work at olive garden.

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I used to travel all over the US making $14 an hour with overtime. But I've decided to give up my insurance and 401k a career in this field to become a waiter.

I put my two weeks in on tuesday and I have an interview at olive garden.

ask me anything.
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Well 14 an hour isn't that great so I'd assume you probably make more as a server at a restaurant like that

Sounds like what i did
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How old are you and is this your first food service job? Specifically waitstaff
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OhhhJa posted...

Well 14 an hour isn't that great so I'd assume you probably make more as a server at a restaurant like that

I mean, not really if you're doing it full time.

shadowsword87 posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Well 14 an hour isn't that great so I'd assume you probably make more as a server at a restaurant like that

I mean, not really if you're doing it full time.

Yeah, I will make WAY less money, especially if I went through with my soul sucking promotion ;p

Doctor Foxx posted...

How old are you and is this your first food service job? Specifically waitstaff

I'm 23, I used to manage the 3rd shift at Mcdonalds 5 days a week for 2 years lol.
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I knew a dude who worked at Olive Garden and he got great tips! Especially the Red Hat ladies whoever they are.
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Wait staff make great money. Look online they scoff at anything less than a 25% tip.

DaltonM posted...

I used to travel all over the US making $14 an hour with overtime.

Kind of a ripoff, unless they were paying stipends for housing, etc.
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dedbus posted...

Wait staff make great money. Look online they scoff at anything less than a 25% tip.

Yeah it is good money, and I like going above and beyond and have great memory and attention to detail. It will be easy for me and I'll be good at it.

Zeus posted...

DaltonM posted...

I used to travel all over the US making $14 an hour with overtime.

Kind of a ripoff, unless they were paying stipends for housing, etc.

HUGE rip off, that company is taking everyone for a fuckin ride. Terrible, terrible company.
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sign spinners make more money
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I quit for two reasons,
1. I hate my work, i hate my coworkers

2. I want to go to college. Not online, but like physically, socially. I need that in my life or I'm going to go insane the older I get.
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You are quitting a more respectable, better paying job with proper career progression to be a lowlife, grunt level barrel scraper?

Well that's just fucking stupid.

DaltonM posted...

I quit for two reasons,
1. I hate my work, i hate my coworkers

2. I want to go to college. Not online, but like physically, socially. I need that in my life or I'm going to go insane the older I get.

Sounds like a good plan to me.
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do_ob_tpkillr posted...

You are quitting a more respectable, better paying job with proper career progression to be a lowlife, grunt level barrel scraper?

Well that's just fucking stupid.

yep, because they wont let me goto college unless it's online.
I wanna do what i love or die trying
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You can order your food with that crappy tablet they put on the table why do they still need waiters.
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DaltonM posted...

I wanna do what i love or die trying

I can respect that if it's something practical.

What is it that you are trying to learn how to do then?

do_ob_tpkillr posted...

DaltonM posted...

I wanna do what i love or die trying

I can respect that if it's something practical.

What is it that you are trying to learn how to do then?

haha... hahahah. I wanna make videogames and do other creative things. I have lots of potential right now but I need to exercise my creativity.

#dustonthewind
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shadowsword87 posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Well 14 an hour isn't that great so I'd assume you probably make more as a server at a restaurant like that

I mean, not really if you're doing it full time.

No way this is true. I know lots of folks who work in the restaurant/bar industry. They do better than 14 an hour... at least if they work at a place like that where folks' tabs are generally well over 50 bucks

do_ob_tpkillr posted...

You are quitting a more respectable, better paying job with proper career progression to be a lowlife, grunt level barrel scraper?

Well that's just fucking stupid.

Not really, it at least shows he hasnt fallen into the corporate sheep mentality which you just described
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Far be it from me to question your life choices, but you can make a ton of money in construction right now.
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Smarkil posted...

Far be it from me to question your life choices, but you can make a ton of money in construction right now.

Not just right now. And if I'm ever in dire straights I can just go back to LVC work. It's always gonna be there for me. I have a consider amount in savings right now and I don't plan to spend any of it as longs as I don't go any length of time not working.
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Zangulus posted...

At first glance it was questionable. But reading through I see youre looking to your happiness and I can respect that.

Good luck.

Well thank you. Lots of people don't see it that way. My parents are cool with it as long as I save money and goto school, which I plan to.
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DaltonM posted...

I quit for two reasons,
1. I hate my work, i hate my coworkers

Always a great reason.

DaltonM posted...

2. I want to go to college. Not online, but like physically, socially. I need that in my life or I'm going to go insane the older I get.

Makes sense. Even if an online course was entirely on the level, it doesn't have the same experience.

do_ob_tpkillr posted...

You are quitting a more respectable, better paying job with proper career progression to be a lowlife, grunt level barrel scraper?

Well that's just fucking stupid.

To be fair, while the job was more respectable, it was hardly much of a career. Plus having a college degree -- assuming he picks a good field, etc, -- is much better for career progression.

Zangulus posted...

At first glance it was questionable. But reading through I see youre looking to your happiness and I can respect that.

Well, as soon as he disclosed how much he was making and mentioned that he's also going to college, it seemed like the much better choice. Not that I'm the biggest advocate for colleges, since I feel that most degrees are a ripoff and companies have passed the burden of training people themselves onto the would-be employees.
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Wait, so you're losing your 401k and insurance benefits?

This sounds like a terrible decision. Figure your new paycheck if you put the same amount that was being added before (including employer contributions) into a Roth IRA, minus a private healthcare plan with similar benefits, and see if you can even afford college at this point.

You are at a point in your career you need to be making lateral moves instead of starting back at square one. Get with a different construction crew and put your work history to use.

do_ob_tpkillr posted...

You are quitting a more respectable, better paying job with proper career progression to be a lowlife, grunt level barrel scraper?

Well that's just fucking stupid.

Hey, he just said it was a job in construction. He may have literally scraped barrels where he was. And he would certainly not keep his position at Olive Garden if he grunted.
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Oh, and what are you trying to major in?
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A guys gotta do what a guys gotta do.
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Keep reaching higher, so far i agree with your choices.
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Why didn't you start college at 18?
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Frankly I think you're rather foolish in that decision since being a waiter will not have as good of benefits or pay as your construction job. Not to mention it'll be a long time before you even get even close to fulltime hours.
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GreenGoblinOck posted...

Not to mention it'll be a long time before you even get even close to fulltime hours.

Maybe he's not trying to get to full-time hours since he's planning on enrolling in college.
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good luck my man follow your dreams and flex those lips for tips
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I can respect following your dreams to do what you love. Besides, 23 is still young, especially if you don't have a wife and kids to worry about. Plenty of time to try out some things and find what you really want to do.

Plus I could see making more money being a waiter at a restaurant like Olive Garden then $14 an hour. Being a waiter at a diner probably makes you very little, but those higher end chain restaurants mean you are pretty much always busy and always getting 20% - 25% tips on those $50+ checks.
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Dikitain posted...

Besides, 23 is still young, especially if you don't have a wife and kids to worry about.

TC has a kid >___>

hi Dalton :3
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RCtheWSBC posted...

GreenGoblinOck posted...

Not to mention it'll be a long time before you even get even close to fulltime hours.

Maybe he's not trying to get to full-time hours since he's planning on enrolling in college.

Somehow I missed that part. Sounds too stressful to me though. He'll have no free time.
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GreenGoblinOck posted...

RCtheWSBC posted...

GreenGoblinOck posted...

Not to mention it'll be a long time before you even get even close to fulltime hours.

Maybe he's not trying to get to full-time hours since he's planning on enrolling in college.

Somehow I missed that part. Sounds too stressful to me though. He'll have no free time.

Working part-time and going to college? >_> I was working 30-40 hours a week while I was in college and I still maintained a 3.9+ GPA. Of course, I wasn't going out drinking every night of week -- partly because I don't drink -- but I still had free time.
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RCtheWSBC posted...

Dikitain posted...

Besides, 23 is still young, especially if you don't have a wife and kids to worry about.

TC has a kid >___>

hi Dalton :3

-___- TC does NOT have a kid lol (wats up)

ThanatosMace posted...

Wait, so you're losing your 401k and insurance benefits?

This sounds like a terrible decision. Figure your new paycheck if you put the same amount that was being added before (including employer contributions) into a Roth IRA, minus a private healthcare plan with similar benefits, and see if you can even afford college at this point.

You are at a point in your career you need to be making lateral moves instead of starting back at square one. Get with a different construction crew and put your work history to use.

I know about getting an ira, i've been looking into this for a while. I think im going to let my 401k stay in limbo for about 6 months, let it mature and use that extra money to fix my car and what not.

Insurance is a bummer tho RIP my teeth lol.

I hope you guys follow your silly dreams and drag no one down. My new major (in life) is going to be game design xD. im quitting my job to follow my dreams and exercise my creativity
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Zeus posted...

Working part-time and going to college? >_> I was working 30-40 hours a week while I was in college and I still maintained a 3.9+ GPA. Of course, I wasn't going out drinking every night of week -- partly because I don't drink -- but I still had free time

Anyone can do that when their mom cooks them dinner and does their laundry

Zeus posted...

GreenGoblinOck posted...

RCtheWSBC posted...

GreenGoblinOck posted...

Not to mention it'll be a long time before you even get even close to fulltime hours.

Maybe he's not trying to get to full-time hours since he's planning on enrolling in college.

Somehow I missed that part. Sounds too stressful to me though. He'll have no free time.

Working part-time and going to college? >_> I was working 30-40 hours a week while I was in college and I still maintained a 3.9+ GPA. Of course, I wasn't going out drinking every night of week -- partly because I don't drink -- but I still had free time.

To each their own. I have zero interest in going to college. Too expensive, time consuming, and doesn't guarantee a job.
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doublebudda posted...

Zeus posted...

Working part-time and going to college? >_> I was working 30-40 hours a week while I was in college and I still maintained a 3.9+ GPA. Of course, I wasn't going out drinking every night of week -- partly because I don't drink -- but I still had free time

Anyone can do that when their mom cooks them dinner and does their laundry

Going for fucking weird trolling? Overlooking that making meals and doing laundry is actually pretty fast -- which you'd know if you ever did it for yourself -- I started doing my own laundry when I was 11 or 12 and very rarely dinner with the folks while in college mostly because I was either at school or working.
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