When you work in a restaurant as a waiter or server does the company have training classes or tutorials?

Question

Do companies who hire food servers and wait staff ever have training classes or tutorials on the duties of the job and how to perform the job skills properly , or how to meet the expectations ?

Answer 1

It depends on the restaurant. I've worked a bunch of waitstaff jobs, and some were on-the-job training (i.e. follow around a senior server for a few shifts, or work as a host until you've learned the menu), while others have given me training classes replete with homework and tests. Generally, the more high-end a restaurant is, or the more corporate involvement there is (like it's a franchise), the more likely you'll have some classwork. Also, at nicer establishments, you'll more than likely have to start somewhere lower than a server, as a busser or server assistant, before they'll give you tables of your own.