So... While the responsible adult in me wants to discourage this approach to making a livelihood simply because it puts ones entire life into the hands of someone who has little motivation to treat it with the love and respect it deserves, the nerd in my wants to point out the tangentially related fun fact that fast casual restaurants like Applebee's are notably where America's poor and wealthy are most likely to cross paths.

Not disagreeing with you, just sharing a fun fact that isn't really related to the subject at hand. And OP, do not take this to mean you should go work at a chili's.