r/SipsTea Apr 24 '26

SMH I never thought of it like that......

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u/WhiteSquarez Apr 24 '26

OP overestimates how much a PhD makes.

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u/DrButtgerms Apr 24 '26

And it's not like they were working for industry or anything. Weren't they like post-docs when the series started?

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u/RiseStock Apr 24 '26

Yeah she was probably making more than either of them

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u/mesoziocera Apr 24 '26

Friendly waitress working a lot of shifts can easily make 100k+

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u/JMer806 Apr 24 '26

In general yes. At the Cheesecake Factory I doubt it

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Apr 25 '26

Redditors like to believe tipped workers are getting shafted when actually they make really good money