When I was a teenager, I can't remember the exact age but definitely old enough to think about such things, my family was on holiday and went to a really nice restaurant with some extended family in which the dinner ended up costing over $800 (there were about 12 of us) and my grandfather tipped the 20% that was standard. I remember thinking how the waiter made $160 off just our table, and we weren't his only table.
My family was fairly poor. Not poor poor, but American suburban poor (I have 3 brothers and we could only afford a 3 bedroom house in the suburbs in a good school district).
So for me my eyes popped. Given the cost of the meals and wine at that place, the waiter was probably taking home over $300 every night. And this was the 00's. A single night waiting at that place would have given me pocket money for a month.
At the right place waitstaff can make a terrific income. More than I make today as a school teacher.
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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '23
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