What can a rookie in food service expect to make in their first year?

i have come to the conclusion that food service (and/or beverage delivery) IS the most strenuous job around, driving or not, period. The possible exception MAY be firefighter, but likely not.

---You are killing yourselves AND likely adversely affecting your mental heath.

i would not do food service unless it paid minimum $2000 gross AND was home everynight AND was only 8 hours per day, weekends completely off. AND benefits equal or better than Dominos pizza. I.e., 100% match on 401k, health and dental completely free.

 

Word is work wise Domino's is pretty rough work too, although I guess they make good money, but it's a fast hustle, but food service sleeper cab teams is nothing but fast run run run hustle. Technically the one guy is supposed to be sleeping in the sleeper while the other guy is working, but it never works out that way.

 

Post reported for sheer insanity lol.

 

I left beverage service 13 years ago(after 8 years of beverage experience) to go to Sysco. Doubled my salary. Ran Sysco for 11 years. My body hates me for it. Worst year was the first grossed 70k. Best year was about 8 years in got he hook up on some really good routes and was busting my ### and then an occasional Saturday. Grossed $115k. Don't miss and would only do it again if it was the only way left to feed my family.

 

The true insanity are demonstrated those who do this job----and think it's a good job. AND demonstrated the majority of the customers who are served in this sector of the industry----and don't get me started on them......

 

Personally, I like my job. It's as hard in the body as I want to make it. I'm 46, and in the best shape I've ever been. I'm smart about it and work at a pace that doesn't beat me up. If I did something else I'd have to exercise and change the way I eat

It probably helps that I don't get paid by the hour, and I can do what I want as long as I stay within my two hour delivery window and get my day finished. And I take care of my customers, so they pretty much allow me to do whatever I want.

 

Are you required to be clean shavin to work for McLane?