“Starving Artists” cause Restaurant Crisis
Internet report blamed for shortage of waiters in major U.S. cities
There used to be this joke: What did the accountant ask the Actor? “Which Restaurant do you work in?” But these days actors are leaving the restaurant industry faster than you can say “Check Please” thanks to “No More Waiters”, a rabble-rousing ebook on the internet, being bought by actors all over the country who want more control over their lives. The ebook, written by self-proclaimed “Entreperformer” John “Bones” Rodriguez urges actors across the country to not be waiters and instead to start their own businesses.
“Most actors forget that their art [acting] is a business, and instead are working as slaves for other people- business owners don’t do that. And then the actors have no energy for their REAL business [acting] after their job.”
In the current “hiring freeze” job-market, Rodriguez’s ideas have resonated with a lot of people who recognize they aren’t going to get a full-time job anyway. “It’s better to be the one at the helm” he says.
When asked about the fact that not everyone can succeed in their own business, he commented that “actors are already in their own business, and we all pursue it knowing the failure rate. We do it because we want to, and adding another business that we want to do will open eyes to how our business can and should be run.”
Despite that so many actors are being motivated to start their own businesses, there are many who disagree with Rodriguez. His detractors say that actors are “too artsy” and lack the focus to become entrepreneurs. They also comment that actors make excellent waiters, and since most of them will never “make it”, being a waiter is an excellent profession to learn.
“Sure, being a professional waiter is great- if you choose a good restaurant” he says, “I say you learn how to have your own business, and have other people wait on you!”
Many of the income-generating ideas Rodriguez recommends are internet-based, sole-proprietorship, or multi-level marketing plans; several that he has run or is currently a part of.
“When I have commercials running, I get checks; when those commercials stop running, I don’t get checks. I have no power over them running or not. When I have a business, I get checks whether or not any of those commercials are running- I think other people want to know how to do that too.”
Perhaps the next time you eat in a restaurant, instead of leaving a tip for your waiter, maybe you should ask her for a good stock tip instead!
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