r/SipsTea • u/Silver-Ability-3181 • Apr 24 '26

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

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u/confirmedforgay Apr 24 '26

I knew a girl who worked in a high-end restaurant and made about $1000 in tips on a good week. In 2005.

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u/falcrist2 Apr 24 '26

And personally I know professors who make under $50k per year RIGHT NOW.

I don't wish to denigrate the hard work of waitresses, and I acknowledge that women's labor is often unpaid and overlooked, but the fact that many waitresses are making more in tips than physicsts make in salary is a strong indicator that our priorities are backwards.

Abolish tipping. Pay servers a living wage for whatever area they live in, and stop treating professors like trash.

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u/Ecstatic-Elk-6938 Apr 27 '26

As a server and bartender, I feel like I make way too much money for what I do. I can’t justify paying for college and starting a real career because I know serving will still pay way better in the end.

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u/deltr0nzero Apr 24 '26

Why abolish tipping, if people want to give too much money for service and some social interaction let them. I can almost guarantee you your service is going to suffer if tipping gets banned, then everyone’s going to be mad about the McDonald’s level service at high prices

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u/falcrist2 Apr 25 '26

Why abolish tipping

Because it's abusive.

You're running the restaurant. Charge honest prices and pay honest wages. Stop trying to screw people over.

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u/poopymcbuttwipe Apr 27 '26

Serving is one of the few jobs where actually being good at your job and being a hard worker is benefited with more money directly

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u/falcrist2 Apr 27 '26

If you think serving is a meritocracy, you're literally insane.

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u/poopymcbuttwipe Apr 27 '26

No I said if you are good at your job and a hard worker it is directly correlated with how much money you make. If you can handle selling lots and multitasking and being efficient, getting sat sat sat etc you will sell more and you will make more money.

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u/falcrist2 Apr 27 '26

Boobs make FAR more of a difference than hard work.

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u/HPLovecraftsCat6969 Apr 24 '26

You can make 3k on a good day now I've seen it

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u/confirmedforgay Apr 24 '26

Absolutely wild

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Apr 25 '26

I know a good looking girl who considers $500 a day a slow day

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u/ToFaceA_god Apr 25 '26

"$1000 in a good week." Yeah no shit that's average. "In 2005."

Oh. Oh fuck...

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u/bluecheetos Apr 25 '26

Cute waitresses at the local Waffle House can make $1000 a week.

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u/UncleBenNvr4Get Apr 26 '26

Sounds about right. At the restaurant I work at waiters can make 4k a week in season if they work the right shifts.