Pros
- The nature of the job means you get to meet lots of new people and make friends with most staff members. Some friends who you will keep for a long time. - If you are a people person, you will generally find the work fun as you're dealing with a diverse range of people everday. - You learn a lot of people skills by dealing with customers, who can be young, old, happy, moody, etc. - You get discounts on food at other food group restaurants. - Flexible hours. - All managers I've worked with have been really handson and friendly.
Cons
- Minimum wage, but cash tips on busy days can make up for it. - When understaffed, which can be quite often, it can get stressful when you have to deal with your own problems, but you're also picking up somebody else's slack. - The actual bar training I received was very limited at the pub I worked at, and when I first started, it was a bit of baptism of fire. - Sometimes coworkers can be unreliable or bad at their jobs but you can't do much about that.