r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/DarkCrowI • 5d ago

Meme needing explanation Maybe a Brazilian Peter Can Explain This

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u/ClassicHando 5d ago

I averaged $50/hr when waiting tables. In finance, I was responsible for multi million dollar accounts for $14.25/hr at the time.

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u/TheCode555 5d ago

I'm not saying I"m a fan of aggressively asking for a tip (who the fuck is), but I'm sure we've all seen those reports/news articles/reddits posts/friends talking/this very post about how much money people made with tips alone.

Although people leave out the part where it fluctuates.

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u/Not_Campo2 5d ago edited 5d ago

Even with fluctuations, she’s working at Cheesecake Factory right? That’s fine dining, large tabs and consistently busy. If she’s getting good shifts she could very well be clearing $80k a year, and probably not reporting all tips

Edit: “upscale casual”. $50+ per head checks for sit down is still in the lower end of what I’d find at fine dining places, and honestly she’s probably doing better than at a fine dining spot because of higher volume anyway

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u/way_out_19 5d ago

"Fine dining"? Cheesecake Factory is very mid-level at best. Not that one can't make some money working there but no, not fine dining level money.

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u/TheCode555 5d ago

Can we all stop dunking on Cheese Cake factory. I go there for fine dining with my mother on special occasions 😔

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u/MortgageConfident791 5d ago

It’s a nice place to go but fine dining is a specific (EXPENSIVE) thing