-It was a long while before any weather protection was added to any of the stands at the mall. Customers and valet people alike were soaked when it rained, freezing when the temps were low in Dec/Jan.
-The tips are divided between all in a given shift regardless of individual effort. Also, sometimes the breakdown of the profit paid out is a little unclear.
-During a large portion of the year, payout is not great (usually under $15/hr). This is dependent on location, however.
-Downtime at first feels like easy, free time, but eventually becomes extremely tedious.
- If employees actually adhered to the strict rules for the stand (no cell phones, no food, no sitting), downtime would become nearly torture. Imagine standing around for a 10+ hour shift.
-Shift length, while providing a person with more hours, seems unreasonable and illogical at times. Re: 10+ hour shifts. For a valet?!
-Ridiculous concept of end times. For example, a stand is said to close at 7 PM, yet a valet is required to accept new customers right up until the hour. So although your schedule may say 11-7, a single customer could (and frequently do) make you wait until 8, 9, or even 10 PM.