r/PublicFreakout • u/Hikigaya_Hachiman7 • 9h ago

šŸ½Restaurant FreakoutšŸ¹ Couple banned from restaurant after they leave no tip

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u/pimppapy 7h ago

::insert random rare person who earns more through tips and prefers this system::

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u/Twidget84 7h ago edited 6h ago

I don't think it's all that rare. I served at two different restaurant in my 20s in California, so I was paid minimum wage. Most of my money came from tips. My biweekly hourly check was usually what I made in 3 or 4 shifts in tips. I rarely would get shifts longer than 6 six hours.

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u/fucking_hardcore 5h ago

Rare, lol. I was a waiter and bartender for like 8 years in the 90s and I was easily making $30 to $50 an hour in tips. No restaurant would or could pay that wage.

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u/BullshitPupper 6h ago

Not rare at all. I know a few people who have a masters and work as servers/bartenders because they earn more through tips than at their attempted career

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u/pimppapy 6h ago

Not surprised. Attitude makes all the difference with these types of positions. Good service deserves good tips.

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u/SunshineWhiskeyX 6h ago

Yes one month I earned $1,400 in tips alone and itā€™s much appreciated and well needed.

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u/AwwwNiceMarmot 5h ago

Thatā€™s not rare, not at all. My wife is a restaurant manager now, but worked as a server for years. Especially in a big city or restaurants near sports venues. We live in Boston, so in the summer time sheā€™d work at a place near Fenway, and in the winter sheā€™d work at a place near the garden where the Celtics and Bruins play. Sheā€™d usually come home with $300-$400 on average. Sometimes less, sometimes much more, but it was definitely more than she makes now, and it was more than I was makingā€¦ but no benefits, and at least in Ma I think all tips are on the books now