40 apply to my restaurant in one day

[besotted]

I had two openings for waiter/kitchen helper and instead of the usual route of asking for referral from existing staff, I put a notice at the front window

40 people applied within one day. I asked them to fill out a simple one page sheet with contact and I will call them within a few days

Of the 40, 32 are foreigners and 8 locals.

- The youngest is 19 and the oldest 48.
- The highest education is polytechnic/da zhuan, lowest is zero education
- 28 are women, 12 men
- lowest expected salary $900 with lodging and food, highest expected $1,900!!! (lol)

- most honest answer on why they want job: i am unemployed now, i need whatever job to survive (from foreign applicant)
- most fairy tale answer: i believe that with singapore aiming to become major regional hotel and F&B hub, ground experience would stand me in good stead for a future managerial career in the booming hospitality sector (from local applicant)

 

[Leongsam]

- most fairy tale answer: i believe that with singapore aiming to become major regional hotel and F&B hub, ground experience would stand me in good stead for a future managerial career in the booming hospitality sector (from local applicant)

Local Indian? :p

 

[halsey02]

I had two openings for waiter/kitchen helper and instead of the usual route of asking for referral from existing staff, I put a notice at the front window

40 people applied within one day. I asked them to fill out a simple one page sheet with contact and I will call them within a few days

Of the 40, 32 are foreigners and 8 locals.

- The youngest is 19 and the oldest 48.
- The highest education is polytechnic/da zhuan, lowest is zero education
- 28 are women, 12 men
- lowest expected salary $900 with lodging and food, highest expected $1,900!!! (lol)

- most honest answer on why they want job: i am unemployed now, i need whatever job to survive (from foreign applicant)
- most fairy tale answer: i believe that with singapore aiming to become major regional hotel and F&B hub, ground experience would stand me in good stead for a future managerial career in the booming hospitality sector (from local applicant)

Do you have a:
(1)Minimum wage policy
(2)Fair & equitable benefits
(3)An employ, "Singaporean first"
(4)Old is GOld
(5)No age discrimination
(6)No sex discrimination
(7)No race discrimination

Can I apply?

 

[makapaaa]

 

[kuntakinte]

So, do you employ the one with the honest answer? Or, do you go for Sian Tao (American Bullshit)?

- most honest answer on why they want job: i am unemployed now, i need whatever job to survive (from foreign applicant)
- most fairy tale answer: i believe that with singapore aiming to become major regional hotel and F&B hub, ground experience would stand me in good stead for a future managerial career in the booming hospitality sector (from local applicant)

 

[Ah Guan]

Do you have a:
(1)Minimum wage policy
(2)Fair & equitable benefits
(3)An employ, "Singaporean first"
(4)Old is GOld
(5)No age discrimination
(6)No sex discrimination
(7)No race discrimination

Job will go to the most willing (ie ask for the lowest pay)

 

[tonychat]

Of the 40, 32 are foreigners and 8 locals.

Singapore is for foreigners?

 

[popdod]

Hire FTs, Sack Locals.

:o :o

 

[i_am_belle]

so many damn foreigners in singapore ! 32 of them ! if these 32 hadnt applied, then u wld say 'i advertised & only 8 (locals) responded, its so hard to find good help these days *sad* ...

i know that even in times of recession, its still hard to find local staff, bcos my current workplace only hires locals (no foreigners pls) & we're always shorthanded ...

when u goto library, u see foreigners chope straitstimes ... then scan the ads, & picking up their cellphone they start to call the ads one by one ... in a loud foreign accent, they start to enquire abt the jobs disregarding silence in the library ... irritating to the core !

where the hell these ppl come from ? are they on social visit pass ? their own country got no job meh ? thats why our streets appear so crowded ... irritating to the core ...

 

[VIBGYOR]

I had two openings for waiter/kitchen helper and instead of the usual route of asking for referral from existing staff, I put a notice at the front window

how come here got so many from the F&B industry?

like ERROR088?? a food court owner?

 

[jw5]

so many damn foreigners in singapore ! 32 of them ! if these 32 hadnt applied, then u wld say 'i advertised & only 8 (locals) responded, its so hard to find good help these days *sad* ...

i know that even in times of recession, its still hard to find local staff, bcos my current workplace only hires locals (no foreigners pls) & we're always shorthanded ...

when u goto library, u see foreigners chope straitstimes ... then scan the ads, & picking up their cellphone they start to call the ads one by one ... in a loud foreign accent, they start to enquire abt the jobs disregarding silence in the library ... irritating to the core !

where the hell these ppl come from ? are they on social visit pass ? their own country got no job meh ? thats why our streets appear so crowded ... irritating to the core ...

Why don't you tell them to go outside to make their phone call? And of course to leave the newspaper behind?

 

[BlueCat]

times are bad....so a lot of people is looking for jobs after being retrenched.

 

[Frankiestine]

do the right thing employ a local and let the foreigners rot....

 

[Angelo]

hes running a soup kitchen. even with PRCs it'll hard to sustain his operating cost. The rental will kill him b4 the end of this quarter.

sigh.

how come there are so many low grade kitchen operators-self styled 'business-men' nowadays.

 

[etherc]

If you employ the desperate for any job foreigner yes you get to work them like horses,they take punishment and are cheaper. Many of these people however could just be functional fillers. However if you hire a local with a bit of education & ambition, he/she would have most likely grown up clubbing and know something about beer and liquor. Wouldn't you be able to upgrade your waiter into something closer to a sommelier instead of an ordinary server? Besides that having a local as an employee they are usually rather familiar with dialects and tend to be bilingual. Communication is less of an issue. If properly trained, the local can be the person who ropes in more customers by way of value added services and person networking. Explore the potential of elevating your business to the next level or maintain the status quo and the bottom line? One problem is most employers are just everyman as well, unable to see beyond the porch. Honesty is bullshit. If the foreigner fails to understand well what the customer is ordering and makes it a hassle, no amount of honesty will keep you from losing future business opportunities. An employee better with words however can defuse an awkward situation with a joke for example. Just my humble opinion.

 

[myfoot123]

As usual and across all industries here, foreigners tend to make up 85% of the job applicants.

 

[troubledtimes]

Theres a good reason why sg can never take it to the next level, employers know nuts abt adding value to their business!!!

Abt the sommelier comment, it no secret in france, any chap pa lang waiter needs to go thru at least 3 levels of interview, testing his attitude, aplitude and ability to match wine and food together. You make your money in the f f n b industry by selling alcohol, not the food. N ppl pay money to eat in a restaurant for is service and staff, if the service is good ppl will identify with the waiter nd the restaurant as an establishment, not just an air conditioned place with some food to eat!

Ah well, courses for horses as they say (no pun intended)

 

[tonychat]

Theres a good reason why sg can never take it to the next level, employers know nuts abt adding value to their business!!!

Abt the sommelier comment, it no secret in france, any chap pa lang waiter needs to go thru at least 3 levels of interview, testing his attitude, aplitude and ability to match wine and food together. You make your money in the f f n b industry by selling alcohol, not the food. N ppl pay money to eat in a restaurant for is service and staff, if the service is good ppl will identify with the waiter nd the restaurant as an establishment, not just an air conditioned place with some food to eat!

Ah well, courses for horses as they say (no pun intended)

How can you compare a first world high quality individual such as those in France to some sinkie 3rd world in quality. The way sinkie treat others is terrible.

France thinks about serving, sinkies only think about themselves.

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

- most honest answer on why they want job: i am unemployed now, i need whatever job to survive (from foreign applicant)
- most fairy tale answer: i believe that with singapore aiming to become major regional hotel and F&B hub, ground experience would stand me in good stead for a future managerial career in the booming hospitality sector (from local applicant)

So which answer made you wet? The hard honest one or the soft imaginary one?

 

[troubledtimes]

To be fair, he needs to widen his horizons alot!! Go to the cricket club and he would understand what service is abt.