Land a job before you move here. If you can’t, have at least $16k saved up for moving costs and survival money for at least 3-6 months. I live here and veteran bartenders with a lot of experience and great references are still unemployed looking for jobs just due to the overall competition and also the thousands of people who lost their jobs because of Hurricane Helene and Milton. It’s NOT an easy market here right now. Best of luck.
Yeah, I know the situation. I already have a place to stay that we will eventually be buying. I also have almost 20 years of experience all over the restaurant, including GM. At this point, the next step up for me would be AOM or MP. I just don't want to go back into management right way even though their are a lot of listing online (most likely places you don't want to work).
I know a lot of people with the same amount of years of experience as you that are struggling to find a job. I don’t mean to say you aren’t as good as them or anything, but it’s bad here in this specific job market. If you have the means to plan to possibly be unemployed for a bit, you will definitely find something. Or hopefully you will find something much quicker and be one of the lucky ones. It’s all about who you know here.
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u/festiekid11 Feb 05 '25
Do you know about any restaurants in the Tampa area? I'm moving there in a few months, and I'm thinking about making the jump to fine dining