7 Uncomfortable Truths About The Service Industry

Wolfpack,

Ask anyone who’s ever worked in the service industry, and they’ll all tell the same thing. That at least one of these…

7 Uncomfortable Truths

…have probably happened to them.

The sad part about the service industry is that there’s just no denying that it’s not one of the classier parts of society. No easy way to say it, so I’m just going to blurt it out! Things can happen in the service that wouldn’t be tolerated elsewhere.

Just pray that you’re lucky enough to never have to deal with any of these issues, and if they do happen to you just remember that it’s not the end of the world and that everything’s going to be alright.

Until next time,

TW1

How To Sell Yourself During A Job Interview Using Your Service Industry Background

Wolfpack,

This next article is something that is actually kind of important to me, personally. It’s about…

How To Use Your Service Industry Experience To Sell Yourself To Your Next Job.

If you haven’t noticed by now, I don’t exactly look back on my service industry experience with bright-colored eyes. In fact, I very much regret a lot of it. And if I had the chance I would definitely not go into it at all, and pursue other paths. But whatever! Nothing I can do about it now, all’s said and done.

BUT…

That doesn’t mean I can’t help others who are in the same boat now. Mainly college students who are working at bars and restaurants.

Because these are the kinds of service industry employees who are not going to be in there for the long run. These are the guys who will eventually be moving onto greener pastures, however, it’s a lot easier to move onto said pastures when you know how to sell yourself during a job interview.

Ya! Kinda like these guys! Learn from them…just make sure you don’t learn too much.

And that’s exactly what you’ll need to do when you get out. That’s right college kids! Since you’ve dedicated your time and effort towards a profession that most likely bears little to no relevance to your intended career you’re going to have to work extra hard and persuading the other guy that you’re the one that should be hired and not the kid who’s been spending his time learning all those valuable technical skills that apply to the job, or the guy who’s been deftly networking all along.

Sounds tough right?

Don’t worry you’ll be fine.

Really, just read the article and I promise that I can at least point you in the right direction.

Ya…you don’t want to end up like her…

Until next time,

TW1

7 Ways To Deal With A Negative Review On Yelp For Restaurants

Wolfpack,

Sometimes an angry customer writes a particularly bad review about your place on your Yelp.com that you just can’t ignore. It bothers you, gets under your skin, and makes you panic and think that this might go viral somehow meaning that your business is about to be closed.

Well fear not, because that’s the reason why I decided to write a step-by-step guide to the…

7 Ways To Cope With A Bad Review On Yelp.

See, like this guy. Just don’t care!

 

Until next time,

TW1

 

Bartenders vs. Servers

Wolfpack,

Who do you think really controls the service industry bartenders or servers? I, for one, am partial to bartenders as I worked more in a bar than restaurant ever. Plus, I think that bartenders at least have the popular image if nothing else, but who knows? Maybe I’m wrong.

This is what I imagine a bartender and server fight would look like in hypotheticaland.

 

Until next time,

TW1

7 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Chipotle

Wolfpack,

Chipotle is one of those mythical devices that you always hear about from Greek mythology, Biblical stories, or fairy tales even. Except…it’s real! And it even exists in real life! Which is why I totally did a whole bunch of deep, in-depth, market research on that nice big ovally cylinder of epic goodness, and I came up with these…

7 Facts About Chipotle That You Probably Didn’t Know

 

Until next time,

TW1

14 Red Flags That A Crooked Restaurant Might Have

Wolfpack,

One of the most important things I learned during my time in the service industry is that a lot of restaurant/bar owners are basically just crooks! Which is why you should keep an eye out for these…

14 Red Flags That Might Prove That You Are Working At A Crooked Place!

And I know that this post is a little and is also like a week delayed…I’ve been very busy.

 

Until next time,

TW1

The 8 Kinds Of Co-Workers That Can Drive You Nuts

Wolfpack,

A lot of people complain about their co-workers. And a lot of times it’s true!

Because some co-workers can drive you nuts!

But!

Most people can only imagine the kind of nightmare co-workers that any service industry employee has to deal with on a regular basis.

Now THIS ^ is a real nightmare.

And because of that troubling fact, I compiled a list of 8 co-workers that WILL drive you insane!

Just remember that you only have to pretend like you like them. You don’t actually have to like them.

Until next time,

TW1

3 Reasons Why Chefs Basically Own The Restaurant

Wolfpack,

In the restaurant industry, it’s kind of an unwritten and unspoken rule that if you’re a server you don’t screw with the chefs.

Because the chefs basically own the entire restaurant.

Now, for those of you who can put 2 and 2 together pretty quickly, you’ll probably realize why. But as for everyone else…I wrote this next article to tell you why chefs pretty much control everything at a restaurant.

It simplifies to the fact that they can make everyone else’s life more difficult than anyone can make theirs. Plus, they are vital to the restaurant seeing as how they actually make the food that was the whole point of this restaurant’s existence in the first place.

This is exactly what would happen if you pissed off the chef…except you’d lose!!!

So ya…that means that they’re untouchable

 

Until next time,

TW1

Why Restaurants Should Always ‘Hook People Up’

Wolfpack,

Have you ever gone out to eat and you either wished that the restaurant would either ‘hook you up’ more with things like the fries? Or maybe you even felt like you were shorted on some of these very basic items.\

Well, then you’ll be happy to know that I’ve written an article explaining to restaurant owners/managers…

Why Restaurants Should Embrace The ‘Hooking People Up’ Principle.

No, not THIS kind of hook up.

Basically, this is a complicated way of saying that a restaurant should always be more generous with the fries and drinks and rice and all that jazz.

Why?

Well, it explains it in the article, but to sum it up in one short sentence.

It’s because it makes the customer happy!

As in, this ^ happy!

And that’s half of what the service industry is all about. Plus, happy customers are more likely to be returning customers.

Anyway, please check it out when you get the chance.

 

Until next time,

TW1

6 Tips For Being An Effective Manager

Wolfpack,

One of the things that I remember strongly from my days as a service/bar industry employee is that a lot of the managers could really use some effective leadership training. Which is why I wrote a short guideline containing…

There’s plenty of reasons why this article is necessary, but it all boils down to this:

That managers/leaders in the service industry tend to run things like military boot camp and oftentimes are more like slave drivers than actual leaders.

You’d be surprised how many managers in the bar industry would actually make this guy look like nothing.

Now I’m sure there’s going to be plenty of disagreement from the other side. However, I can also just as easily diffuse all of their arguments with one of my own.

That time and again science, psychology, experience, and just common sense would tell you that positive encouragement works a lot better than negative reinforcement. It’s all so simple if you think about it.

A happy worker is going to be more productive and effective than a guy who hates his job and his boss and is only there because he needs the money; NOT because he actually wants to be here.

Remember guys, positive encouragement…basically the exact opposite of what this guy is doing.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the article.

 

Until next time,

TW1