To all the waitresses. Is it true?

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I'm not trying to come across as rude or anything so don't take it personal. I seen a post on facebook of this girl posting her check after 76 hours of work as a waitress and she only made $1.12. Is this true? I want honest answers. If this is in fact true why not quit? It seems to me you'd be better off at McDonald's. I feel so bad but at the same time I don't understand why anyone would agree to such a job.

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While waitressing, I got my tips, I got paid an hourly wage if $2.14, and my tips were also taxed. It's not all that everyone thinks that it is. Depending on where you work, you might go home with tons of cash. But you also have the possibility of that not happening

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yeah.... my checks range from .18¢ to $30... waste of paper if you ask me.

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My brother worked as a waiter. He said one coworker he had only got paid $3.00 after two weeks as a paycheck. Basically your tips count in as your paycheck. She got over $700 as tips within those two weeks. Where he worked you were suppose to report your tips, since they count as paycheck (the girl didn't know this) and she reported $700. Since she got more tips than she would of paycheck, they just matched the difference of what she really should of gotten paid/at least paid her something. 
My brother said a lot of them could cheat and say they'd report less tips than what they actually made, so they'd get a bigger paycheck. 
No/less tips= they match it to whatever you should of gotten paid, so a bigger pay check
More tips=that's basically your paycheck for the week. They expect you to save it. 
I'm a hair stylist and i get tipped for services and if they expected me to live on just tips I'd be screwed.

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I don’t know but I work valet parking and I get paid $15 HR + tips but we split the tips evenly so no one makes more or less. So in two days I’ll make 210 ( I work 7 hours a day) and let’s say $20 in tips per day $210 + 40= $250 in two days... I only work two days lol 😂 
Now when my mom was a waitress / bartender she made a salary of $169 a day + tips ... she made about $200 - $400 in tips in just one day... so I guess it depends on the state and place you work at... I’m in LA

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Depends on where you work. At my work I'm a host and make $6/hr and a cut of the tips from the waitresses, but they make $2/hr and with tips usually average around $12-$14 an hour. I applied to work at an upscale restaurant and got the job but ended up turning it down, but they offered me $9/hr and tips and said I'd average about $25-$30 an hour in a very stressful paced environment, so it just depends on where you want to go. Most waitresses I know at my work lie about their tips and don't report them the way they should for tax purposes, so while their forms may state that they're earning little, I know many bring home a lot more than they report.

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I made $2.19 an hour as a waitress. That is why tipping is such a big deal in the US because they mostly make a shit hourly wage and live off the tips.

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I used to get zeroed out checks all the time and I was making minimum wage ($8.75). Luckily I worked for a place that illegally didn't claim any tips for years so I still made a reasonable paycheck. I think the place was mafia run and never had any legal troubles so we never had to worry 😂. But yeah, definitely got anywhere from $0-6 every two weeks at normal places. But I also made a solid 100-200 a day.

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It all depends on what her tips were.  If they are taxed then yeah, that can happen.
But how much did she make in tips? I don't wanna hear anyone complain about how much they paid in if they got a crap ton in tips.  
I waitresses and I made 4.10 an hour.  I also made about 150 per night in tips.  You never saw me complaining

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I don't understand the restaurant/bar service over there..... do they get paid a low hourly rate and have to earn tips on top to be able to get by? I'm confused as I England we just get the hourly rate (minimum wage is like £7.50 an hour) tips get put in a jar and shared out amongst all the staff usually twice a year, like summer and Christmas.... seen as a bonus as us English people are tight and do not tip the waiter/waitress .....

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I guess she makes killer tips? i would also like to know.

To all the waitresses. Is it true?

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