Need advice
So for context, I transitioned into hospitality after leaving a low-paying toxic office job. I want something more flexible with better tip potential while I save money and eventually go back to school.
Right now I’m trying to get into barbacking with the goal of eventually becoming a bartender. I have about 2 months of recent food runner experience which is on my resume as my current job, but I actually quit yesterday, and around 1 year of serving experience from years ago.
The reason I’m asking this is because I got the food runner job literally by walking into a restaurant, talking to the manager in person, and I got hired on the spot. So I assumed bars/restaurants moved pretty fast with hiring.
This week I went to about 7 bars/restaurants dropping off resumes between 2–4 PM on Monday during non-peak hours. The issue was that there were no managers around for any of the places, so I had to hand my resume to bartenders who said they’d pass it along.
Some places said they weren’t hiring but would keep my resume on file. Some said they weren’t sure if they needed barbacks so they’ll give my resume to the manager. One place the bartender told me they actually are hiring barbacks right now and said he’d give my resume to the manager. But he was making a drink at the time of grabbing my resume so idk if that changes things lol. Also, I really want this specific place because it’s close to my house and always busy.
It’s now Thursday morning and I haven’t gotten a single call, so I’m wondering:
- chances they forgot?
- chances my resume got lost?
- is 2 days just too early to expect a response?
- or worst case, the manager saw my resume and said nah?
- or even worst case, the bartender threw my resume away after I left? Lol
Would it be reasonable to go back in today (Thursday) to the place that said they need barbacks rn and follow up? I just need a job asap.