Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Why Hot Waitresses Are A Bad Economic Sign


As a person who enjoys eating out, I have noticed, as I am sure many of you all have, that the quality of service in restaurants is getting better and the wait staff are getting more attractive.
The hotter the waitresses, the weaker the economy. In flush times, there is a robust market for hotness. Selling everything from condos to premium vodka is enhanced by proximity to pretty young people (of both sexes) who get paid for providing this service. That leaves more-punishing work, like waiting tables, to those with less striking genetic gifts. But not anymore.
A Soho restaurateur I know recently received applications from “a couple of classic Eastern European fembots. Once upon a time, these ladies must’ve made $1,500 a night lap dancing. At my place, they’re not going to make that in a week.”

2 comments:

  1. Thank god for slow times. May they never pick up! :-)

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  2. Well, you can have it both ways, I read somewhere that when miniskirts are in style, it means the economy is doing well.

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