So far,,, It's been good.
I've worked the last 4 days and finally I got thrown in the fire so to speak. Busy and I was left to my own devices (as opposed to a helper / trainer ) It worked out great. Plenty of compliments from the manager and staff on my timing and presentation.
Along the way my past has caught up with me. A co-worker of mine at a 4 star restaurant I worked at in the early 90's is now a salesman for a food distributor. He and I had a brief chat. Two other former co workers from later years at Denny's (early y2k) are also working with me. And of all things a waitress I worked with back in the early 80's is also working with me now.
It is not as busy a place as I've worked in the past. In the past I've worked for some extremely busy demanding places and it required much more then I think I can handle today. There is a huge difference between 800 dinners a night and 200. Nonetheless I have validation that I can accomplish the demands of the business which is something I had feared in the past.
My greatest fear now is if I'm going to be able to afford to live on my take home pay. I can calculate all I want but the margins are thin. With my schedule being what it is. Day and night shifts and mid shifts it would be hard for me to find a second job. As I'm low on the totem pole it's not like I can write my own schedule.
So lots of positives and a glaring negative.