Pros
The customers are the kindest, bravest, knowledgeable, helpful people I've ever known. The former bosses I worked with were the best mentors I could ask for. I had the room to make things happen as I saw fit. I listened to customers wants and needs & made up new menu's. I took on anything extra I could do to make the place as efficient as possible. I wanted the soldiers to have a place to bond and be able to forget their burdens for a while. The positive energy there was abundant.
Cons
Lack of sleep sometimes, no benefits, the new boss didn't have my back and made everything really hard. She didn't pay my employees for 3 months, unsafe work conditions, no bouncer at the bar and no OSHA approved ventilation system in the cafe. I asked for that for 6 years of the 8.