Working in the the food and beverage (F&B) industry requires a high level of physical and mental strength as one has to serve customers and sometimes come in for work during the weekends and public holidays.
A woman from China recently got to experience firsthand the physical toil involved after she decided to try her hand at being a waitress at a KL restaurant for a day.
China woman works as waitress at KL restaurant for a day
In a Douyin video shared by the woman who goes by the handle of 女博士GiGi在大马, she said that she had heard the cost of living in Malaysia was high but the salary was low.
To put that statement to the test, she decided to report in for work as a waitress at a KL restaurant for a day to see how much she could earn.
As soon as GiGi clocked in for work at 11am, she given a list of tasks to do, such as cleaning the glass doors, sweeping the floor, and trying to memorise 200 dishes from the menu.
At 12pm, the first group of customers walked through the restaurant’s doors, where GiGi showed them to their table and served them their food and tea.
When it came to night time, GiGi noted that she was “too tired to even move” and resorted to entertaining customers by singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to them with another staff.
Given a salary of RM100
After close to 12 hours of work, GiGi finally called it a day at 11.16pm, where she was looking forward to go home.
But before she left, the restaurant manager handed her RM100 for her labour, something which left GiGi surprised and touched.
Although she was clearly tired by the work, GiGi noted that her earnings were worth it and added that it was rather tiring and that no job is without its challenges.
RM100 too little for a day?
In the comment section, netizens debated among themselves over whether GiGI’s RM100 earnings were way too little for a day’s work.
‘Under normal circumstances, it’s impossible for Malaysian waiters to earn RM100 a day.’
‘The salary seems to be too little.’
‘RM100 isn’t a lot. It’s not easy being a waiter and it’s very tiring. I’ve worked as a cook and waiter before and both are equally as hard. I usually would give tips to waiters and won’t lose my cool with them unless they overstep the mark.’
Watch the clip here:
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