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How much money can I expect to make?
So recently I got a job working at bubba gump shrimp resturant as a hostess I'm still in the training process so I have not gotten paid yet. This particular resturant is a chain I i work in the one in new York City times quare it's always crazy busy especially at this Christmas season. I get paid 8.25 an hour plus a percentage of what the resturant makes. All hostess share 25 percent of the restaurants profit. When i ask how much is average the managers or trainers just say don't worry about it. I'm anxious to find out so my question is does any one know someone who works there or works there themselves I would really like to find out.
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i dont really know but i do know that Bubba Gump is a HUGE restaurant and very popular. you said that it gets pretty packed, especially during holiday seasons. that basically means the restaurant is getting paid big bucks. and then if you think about it 25% of profit is 1/4 of all of the profit. lets say 1 dinner meal costs 20 dollars. lets say a family of 4 went to dinner. thats 80 dollars that they spent on that night. multiply 80 by however many families would show up in 1 night is probably 80 times like 100 families for 1 night. thats 8000 dollars in 1 night. then multiply that number by however many days or weeks you get paid. so if you get paid every other week. multipy that by 14 (14 days in 2 weeks) and thats how much the restaurant gets in profit. now you get 25% of that so split that number into 4 and ta da there's how much you earn.
so again.. i say.. its probably a lot since bubba gump is very popular and expensive and crowded.
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If the hostesses are getting a percentage of the nightly take, I'd be surprised if it's 25% of the entire profit for that night; that's pretty high. However, let's say that is in fact what you're getting; in that case, just do the math. Let's say there are 5 hostesses; if you get a $200 profit-share cut for one week of work, that means that the hostesses got $1000 altogether for that week - which means the restaurant made $4000 profit that week. Then calculate it again the next week and so on. After about 8 weeks or so you can total it up, divide by eight, and get a pretty good idea of the restaurant's average profit.
IF you can trust the numbers you're being told by the management, that is. There's no guarantee of that. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. You get what you get. If it's not enough, ask for a raise and say you might walk if you don't get it. Squeaky wheel and all that. Best of luck.
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As a waitress/hostess, you're actually getting a pretty good hourly wage. I can understand your wanting to know how much extra (percentage wise) you should expect, but I feel the manager is not going to be anxious to let you know. He or she is probably waiting to see how well you perform your job. He could be thinking you might not work as hard if you know you're guaranteed an additional hundred dollars or more just to show up. I say do the best job you know how, be friendly and courteous to customers and it'll pay off in the end. You'll be serving hundreds of tourists on a daily basis and that can add up to good money.
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