How to be a Banquet Manager

The Banquet Manager

Sure, it looked like a glamorous position when you attended your friend's wedding last month. Watching the banquet manager, or maitre d', escorting the bride & groom into the room, then directing his waiters in serving the food, then later even taking center stage during the cake cutting ceremony, seemed like a cool job. You even thought, hey, I would like to do that. Now it's time to tell you the truth!

Things You'll Need

• Tuxedo
• Comfortable Shoes
• Award-Winning Smile
• A Backbone
• Patience of a Saint

Instructions

1. 

   Do you have any idea what that really means? Oh sure, you think wearing a tuxedo is cool & it makes you look like James Bond or something. But it only makes you look like a damm penguin!

   The term "the grass is always greener on the other side" really applies here.

2. 

   This job is great for you if you like the following:

   * never getting paid what you're worth
   * working 70-80 hour weeks without any set days off
   * always having to deal with cranky chefs & dopey sales people
   * never having weekends or holidays off to spend with your family
   * dealing with union waiters that make more money than you do
   * and worst of all, absolutely NO job security

   Other than that, it's a great job.

3. 

   Some of your main job responsibilities will be:

   * pleading with the waiters to come in for a last minute (pop-up) event
   * having to explain to them why the gratuity (tip) was so low for the event (they're so greedy!)
   * arguing with the sales manager as to why giving you the room diagram on Saturday morning for a Saturday night event is not acceptable (duh!)
   * explaining to the General Manager on Monday why you "harassed" her when she "got you the diagram as quickly as she could"
   * fighting with the chef because he didn't give you enough food for the buffet (happens all the time)
   * explaining to your wife why you can't go to her friends dopey birthday party tonight because you need to "do a double" because your assistant called in sick (even though you planned it that way)

Tips & Warnings

• And that even before you deal with any zany customers!

• Take my advise, get a REAL job!

Resources

• So You Want To Be a Banquet Manager