Party Plan Blues

I have worked for a number of companies over the years
and it seems to me that party plans always seem to
fall down in at least one area.

For some it is an overpriced product.

Others it is not enough product so that half your guests
don't get what they ordered and you are running around
for weeks trying to catch up with 'old' parties while at
the same time trying to organize new parties.

For others it is a poor quality product.

For others is is inefficiency in training and follow up.

And for others it is poor staffing in their managemnet and
office.

Many boast of the 'well paid' returns but when you build
all the time into the equation, not just the time giving
the party but the unpacking the packing up the paper work
and finally the deliveries it works out at about $12 an
hour and most people earn $15-$18 in part time or causal
work these days.

So is it really worth all the hassle even though you are
working 'your hours' rather than a company's hours?