My waiter sob story...
I had served a table of about a dozen people. I was attentive, and everything went well. They all paid separately and as I rang each card through, I was disappointed in the lack of tipping. The table was around $4-$500 dollars and after tipout I went home with around $10. (Bad tips, but still about $5/hour) The last guy to pay told me that they were the lottery winners in the controversial A&W group that made national headlines.
There were times when I had to pay to serve people, but I also had a guy give me $50 for getting him cigarettes once. There are some bad/non-tippers, but the rest of the time more than makes up for it. It was hard work, but you'd be hard pressed to find a job that pays that well without any education.
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