Looking for a waitress

[RaysFan]

I'm looking to hire a part time waitress for a reputable Italian restaurant. I would prefer a girl 16-25 years old who knows enough English to answer simple customer questions and follow directions I give her. Hours will be 5:30-10:30. Days of the week and salary can be discussed and she will share tips. Just thought I would ask the Thai Visa community first in case someone has a daughter or niece who wants a decent job and looking for legitimate experience. Perfect for a student. Feel free to PM me.

[Gonzo the Face]

Is a bus drivers license required?????

[dru2]

Is a bus drivers license required?????

What?

[jonwilly]

Every Bar/Restaurant owner I have known in Thailand tells me that 'Staff' is their biggest problem.

john

Good luck.

[wholetthedogout]

That is very true John. I know friends with restaurants who have offered 15k per month for staff and still no staff coming forward. How do people live with out money or a job ??

[thaicbr]

That is very true John. I know friends with restaurants who have offered 15k per month for staff and still no staff coming forward. How do people live with out money or a job ??

They sponge of family that do work.. I have a friend whose brother gave up a decent job because he was working to many hours and was tired (it was only 9hrs a day) now he helps mum 4 hours a day selling food and lives in the my friends house rent free. My friend works 14 hours a day (restaurant)

The brother is just a lazy bastard...

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[heybruce]

That is very true John. I know friends with restaurants who have offered 15k per month for staff and still no staff coming forward. How do people live with out money or a job ??

What kind of staff are they looking for? I don't believe any restaurant in Chiang Mai is offering that kind of money for waitresses and cashiers. In talking to university students I gather that hourly wages are generally start at 20 to 25 baht an hour, and restaruants that pay monthly salaries for full time staff generally start at 6000 a month or less, with more experienced, English speaking staff rarely exceeding 12,000 baht.

If you really know people willing to pay that much for restaurant staff, and without unrealistic expectations of long hours or unusual services provided, just identify who they are and where they are posting job vacancies notices and I and other TV members can spread the word to Thai friends. I know a recent CMU graduate with well above average English skills, bakery experience from when she was a student, and a Monday to Friday job at a bank who is looking for a weekend job where she can use her English skills. However she refuses to work anywhere where with drunks and customers who assume they can play grab-ass with the staff.

[anto]

>>However she refuses to work anywhere where with drunks and customers who assume they can play grab-ass with the staff<<

What a shame ;-)

[theDukes]

Minimum wage for all staff is now 9000 Baht. You can get off paying slightly less if you pay by the hour. Cashiers get 12000 Baht plus and good waitresses with a little OT can make a base salary of 14000-15000 plus another 3000-5000 in tips. Most of the career staff who have been to school go to the hotels where they get 10% service charge. The raise in the minimum wage has created price increases that are still coming. All prices are going up.

[anto]

Sausage king has great food but he seems to have a high staff turn over .I see new staff every time i go .The girl who served me breakfast ( a sweet little thing ) there yesterday did not even know what a fried egg was .5,5,5

[jonwilly]

To the best of my knowledge

Both SK and Yummy pay over B9,000 and this does not include Tips which can add another B3,000.

john

[heybruce]

Minimum wage for all staff is now 9000 Baht. You can get off paying slightly less if you pay by the hour. Cashiers get 12000 Baht plus and good waitresses with a little OT can make a base salary of 14000-15000 plus another 3000-5000 in tips. Most of the career staff who have been to school go to the hotels where they get 10% service charge. The raise in the minimum wage has created price increases that are still coming. All prices are going up.

And of course all businesses abide by the minimum wage laws.

[heybruce]

>>However she refuses to work anywhere where with drunks and customers who assume they can play grab-ass with the staff<<

What a shame ;-)

If you have a daughter or a sister willing to work in such a place I'm sure she'll have no trouble finding a job.

[heybruce]

To the best of my knowledge

Both SK and Yummy pay over B9,000 and this does not include Tips which can add another B3,000.

john

SK and Yummy are big chain restaurants that would have touble violating the minimum wage laws. Restaurants that pay the minimum wage and abide by other Thai labor laws are probably part of the reason small expat run restaurants have trouble finding staff. The original poster wrote something about negotiating pay, is he willing to add that pay and work conditions will be in accordance with all applicable Thai laws?

I have doubts about waitresses at SK earning 3000 baht a month in tips, it doesn't strike me as a big tipping place.

[cmsally]

Most recent uni grads I've talked to (CMU) seem to be earning around 10-15k per month.

Some of those were expected to work well into the evening.

Seems they are earning not much more than the average waitress then.

[anto]

>>However she refuses to work anywhere where with drunks and customers who assume they can play grab-ass with the staff<<

What a shame ;-)

If you have a daughter or a sister willing to work in such a place I'm sure she'll have no trouble finding a job.

I did put a smiley in when i said that .I would not want my own Thai daughter working in such a place .Maybe a double standard as i make use of beer bars when i can ;-)

[theDukes]

 

Most recent uni grads I've talked to (CMU) seem to be earning around 10-15k per month.

Some of those were expected to work well into the evening.

Seems they are earning not much more than the average waitress then.

 

Waitresses and waiters are hard to get except for entry level people. Some are better than others. Georgio has managed to keep his great floor staff for a while so I would suggest to Kenny with his similar restaurant to try and figure out what he has done. I might be wrong but I think they have service charge.

As far as other salaries go, at The Duke's we have an office staff that does anywhere from entry level 12,000 Baht to 25,000-30,000 for office manager and PR and Event Coordinator. All these office staff are new this year as we just opened the management office. They have their own hours and come in anywhere from 9-10. Sometimes I see them sticking around one of the restaurants late, helping out or taking pictures of events. They do a great job and work hard. Restaurant managers get anywhere from 24,000 to 35,000. As long as Kenny is looking for waitresses I have been looking for a buyer to go to Makro and the fresh market for 4 restaurants. It is a full time job and will come with a new company truck. The rate is 20,000 to 30,000 Baht a month with room for advancement. While I am at it we need a full time baker for The Promenada. Salary is negotiable. Anyone else looking for staff?

[theDukes]

Just a quick note, the buyer's job may be available for a foreigner and might come with a visa and work permit.

[anto]

Just a quick note, the buyer's job may be available for a foreigner and might come with a visa and work permit.

Does the buyer need to know about food ? or is he just given a list in English of things and amounts to buy and transport .

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[heybruce]

Most recent uni grads I've talked to (CMU) seem to be earning around 10-15k per month.

Some of those were expected to work well into the evening.

Seems they are earning not much more than the average waitress then.

I'm also a little skeptical about these numbers being tossed out as the pay for a waitress. Out of curiousity, is any business that guarantees a starting salary of 9000 baht a month with no more than six days a week, ten hours a day of work, having trouble hiring waitresses?

Starting salary for new teachers in Thailand went up to 15,000 baht a month a couple of years ago. This was a significant increase and allowed a friend of mine to quit her part-time tutoring and focus in her full-time job. New engineers from CMU generally start at between 15k to 20k a month for jobs in Lamphun. Students with less marketable degrees don't do as well. So your information is probably correct for the majority of CMU graduates, which is kind of appalling considering it is the best university in the north of Thailand, and possibly the best outside of Bangkok.

[chris1dna]

Just a quick note, the buyer's job may be available for a foreigner and might come with a visa and work permit.

Damn Dave. Wish w were already moved there. The wifey could fit that job nicely. She does it here for us, the local temple an occasionally for some of the local Thai joints here in town. ;(

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[fcgprg]

Just a quick note, the buyer's job may be available for a foreigner and might come with a visa and work permit.

The buyers job is a very difficult one I would think a farang would have no chance at places like Muang Mai market of being able to buy Thai herbs and vegetables unless he could speak Thai . With the large quantities that they would be required to buy.

[theDukes]

Not meaning to hijack Kenny's thread... The buyer's job can be learned. We already have good relationships with certain sellers at Muang Mai Market. Some of the job involves communication with the kitchen staffs for specials, seeing what vegetables are in season, buying fresh. The ideal candidate... there is no real requirement for the ideal candidate except for honesty. Handling money is involved.

I believe that the starting minimum wage for college graduates went up to 15,000 Baht. I don't think the hotels are paying this and they get a lot of college graduates but they offset the salary with the service charge.